I was raised in a smalltown   just a little German boy    I didn't care about history   I just cared about my toys    I never felt responsible   for what happened in a war    but they made me feeling guilty   even though I wasn't born (that time)       I remember I was 18   when I heard the Army call    and I learned a lot about killing man   and drinkin' alcohol       It was like a game of cowboys   the good against the bad   the others were the good guys   I was German - I was bad       Ain't nothing wrong    to love your home    like anyboy in the world    Yesterday's gone and we belong    to a new generation   singin' this song      CHORUS       I said hey    I wanna be proud of my country    proud of it's people   proud to be free    I said hey    I wanna be proud of my country    proud I was born here    proud of Germany       Well, I made this trip to Vegas   with a friend of mine    some people heard we're German   and they called us "Nazi swines"       Do you think it's fair to blame me   for the things I haven't done    so tell me how long   will this be going on       I wanna know   if you don't know    that you're hurting me and my country    Yesterday's gone and we belong    to a new german nation   who has found it's home       CHORUS       I said hey    I wanna be proud of my country    proud of it's people    proud to be free    I said hey    I wanna be proud of my country    proud I was born here    proud of Germany       Freedom of mind   Freedom of speech    Freedom to everyone in the world    Freedom to live   Freedom to teach    Freedom of religion   and Freedom to each      CHORUS       I said hey    I wanna be proud of my country    proud of it's people    proud to be free    I said hey    I wanna be proud of my country    proud I was born here    proud of Germany      (repeat till fade out)