Proud of my country

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 (tell me what's wrong)- to love your home
like anyboy - in the world
yesterday's gone - and we belong
to a new generation - singin' this song (i'm singin' my song)
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i said hey
i wanna be proud of my country
proud of it's people (proud of it's banner)
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
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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 to live in 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