Don't Look Back lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Cold rain running down the front of my shirt

I'm flat on my back wheels in the dirt

Angel makes her face up out on Baker Street

She's straddling the shifter in my front seat

There's nothing to lose, it's a heartbreak

The deck's stacked

So put your foot to the floor and darling don't look back

We're making night tracks through the blazing rain

Blowin' pistons, workin' the fast lane

Red line burnin', pocket's full of cash

Angel writes her name in lipstick on my dash

There's nothing to lose

It's a bad break but baby we're backed

Tonight we'll blow off the doors and honey we won't look back

We held it in our hearts in the pourin' rain

We made it through the heart of a hurricane

We tore it apart and put it together again

Well angel, won't you believe in love for me

C'mon and meet me tonight, darling, out in the street

We'll move with the city in the dark

You got to walk, it talk, it in your heart

There's nothin' to lose it's a heartache

The deck's stacked

So put your foot to the floor, darling

Tonight we'll blow off the doors, baby

We're gonna even the score

Frankie lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Dark weekends in the sun out on Chelsea Road

Descending the stairs, Frankie, my one

Check your makeup in the mirror c'mon babe let's go

We'll dance 'round this dirty town 'til the night is all done

Let all the finer things sleep alone tonight

Let all the minor kings lose their thrones tonight

Don't worry about us, baby, we'll be alright

Well everybody's dying, this town's closing down

They're all sittin' down at the courthouse waiting for 'em to take the flag down

I see strange flashes in the sky up above

Gonna spend the night at the drive-in with the one that I love

At dusk the stars all appear on the screen

Yeah, just like they do each night in my dreams

But tonight's no dream, Frankie, I can feel myself too

Well now and forever my love is for you

Walk softly tonight little stranger

Yeah into these shadows we're passing through

Talk softly tonight, little angel

You make all my dream worlds come true

Well lately I've been standing out in the freezing rain

Readin' them want ads out on Chelsea Road

I'm winging down the street in search of new games

Hustling through these nightlights' diamond glow

Well Frankie I don't know what I'm gonna find

Maybe nothing at all, maybe a world I can call mine

Shining like these streetlights down here on the strand

Bright as the rain in the palm of your hand

Walk softly tonight, little stranger

Into the shadows where lovers go

Talk softly to me, little angel

Whisper your secrets, so soft and low

Freehold lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

(Live at Continental Airlines Arena, E. Rutherford, NJ - 7/18/1999)

This one's for you, mom

I was born right here on Randolph Street in Freehold

Here right behind that big red maple in Freehold

I went to school right here

Got laid and had my first beer

Here In Freehold

Well, my folks all lived and worked right here in Freehold

I remember running up the street past the convent to the church here in Freehold

I chased my daddy down in these bars

And first fell in love with this guitar

Here in Freehold

I had my first kiss at the YMCA canteen on a Friday night

Maria Espinosa, baby, where are you tonight?

You were thirteen but way ahead of your time

I walked home with a limp but I felt just fine

That night in Freehold

Well, the girls at Freehold Regional they looked pretty fine

I had my heart broke at least a half a dozen times

I wonder: do they miss me? Do they still get the itch?

Would they had dumped me if they knew I'd strike it rich

Straight out of Freehold?

Well, a lot of good folks gave us kids a hand in Freehold

Man, we started up a rock-and-roll band in Freehold

And we learned pretty quick how to rock it

I'll never forget the feeling of that first five bucks in my pocket

That I earned in Freehold

Well, I got outta here hard and fast from Freehold

Everybody wanted to kick my ass back then in Freehold

Well, if you were different, black or brown

It was a pretty redneck town

Back in Freehold

Well, then something broke my daddy's back in Freehold

He left for thirty years and never come back

Except once he drove from California in just three days

Called my relatives some dirty names

And pulled straight out of Freehold

And I was there by the highway buried in the dirt

His ghost flipping the bird to everybody in Freehold

Well, my sister got pregnant at seventeen in Freehold

Well, back then, people they can be pretty mean

Oh, honey you had a rough road to go now you ain't made of nothin' but soul

I love you more that you'll ever know

We both survived Freehold

Well my buddy Mike he's the mayor now in Freehold

I remember when we had a lot more hair in Freehold

I left and swore I'd never walk these streets again, Jack

Now all I can say is "Holy shit! I'm back."

Back in Freehold

Oh, I've read something in the paper a few weeks ago

It was pretty funny

The town council was debating where to put up a statue, a statue of me in my home town

But it cost too much money

Well, I'd like to thank the town council, my friends

For saving me from the humiliation and displaying the good heart common sense

We learned in Freehold

Well, this summer everything was green

Rode my kids on the fire engine through the streets of Freehold

I bored them with where dad was born and raised

And first felt the sun on his face

In Freehold

Well, I still got a lot of real good friends back there

I can usually find me a free beer somewhere

With free dinners I am blessed

Should I go crazy, blow all my money hit the tabloids become fodder for moronic talk shows, turn my life into a complete fucking mess

But at least I'll never go hungry I guess

In Freehold

I got a good Catholic education in Freehold

It led to an awful lot of masturbation here in Freehold

Father, it was just something I did for a smile

Hell! I still get a good one off once in a while

I dedicate it to Freehold

Don't get me wrong, I ain't putting anybody down

In the end it all just goes and comes around

In my home town

In Freehold

From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

At sixteen she quit high school to

Make her fortune in the promised land

She got a job behind the counter in an

All night hamburger stand

She wrote faithfully home to mama

"Now mama don't you worry none"

From small things, mama

Big things one day come

It was late one Friday he pulled in

Out of the dark

He was tall and handsome; first she

Took his order, then she took his heart

They bought a house up on the hillside

Where little feet soon would run

From small things, mama

Big things one day come

Oh but love is fleeting

It's sad but true

But when your heart is beating

You don't wanna hear the news

She packed her bags

And with a Wyomie County real estate man

She ran down to Tampa

In and "El Dorado Grande"

She wrote back home, "Dear Mama

Life is just heaven in the sun

From small things, mama

Big things one day come"

Well she shot him dead

On a sunny Florida road

When they caught her all she said

Was she couldn't stand the way he drove

Back home lonesome Johnny

Prays for his baby's parole

He waits on the hillside

Where the Wyomie waters roll

At his feet and almost grown now

A blue-eyed daughter and a handsome son

Well from small things, mama

Big things one day come

Well from small things, mama

Gave It A Name lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

In the fields of the Lord stood Abel and Cain

Cain slew Abel 'neath the black rain

At night he couldn't stand the guilt or the blame

So he gave it a name

So he gave it a name

So he gave it a name

Billy got drunk, angry at his wife

He hit her once, he hit her twice

At night he'd lie in bed, he couldn't stand the shame

So he gave it a name

So he gave it a name

So he gave it a name

Pa told me "Son, one thing I know is true

Poison snake bites you, you're poison too"

At night I can feel that poison runnin' 'round my veins

Give My Love to Rose lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I found him by the railroad tracks this morning

I could see that he was nearly dead

I knelt down beside him and I listened

To the words the dying fellow said

He said, "They let me out of prison in Frisco

Ten long years I've paid for what I done

I was trying to get back home to Louisiana

Just to see my Rose and get to my son"

"Give my love to Rose please, won't you, mister?

You can give her this money and tell her to buy some pretty clothes

Tell my boy his daddy's proud of him

And don't forget to give my love to Rose"

"Won't you tell them I said thanks for waiting for me?

Tell my boy to help his mom, now he's gotta be a man

Tell my Rose to go and find another

And tell her that I understand

Mister, this here bag's got all my money

It ain't much and won't last 'em long, I know

God bless you for finding me this morning

And don't forget to give my love to Rose"

"Give my love to Rose, won't you, mister?

You give her that money and tell her to buy some pretty clothes

Tell my son that his father loved him

And don't forget to give my love to Rose"

Thanks, Johnny

Give The Girl A Kiss lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I ain't lookin' for just excitement

Baby that's just a fact

If you want to get to her heart

You better let her know just where you're at

It ain't written in the sky above

No fortune-teller told me this

You gotta tell her that you love her

Tell her that you need her

And give the girl a great big kiss

Give the girl a great big kiss

Now if you're such a fool you think

It don't matter, baby, what you say

Maybe you better tell her how you're feelin'

It ain't gonna happen any other way

It ain't written in the sky above

No fortune-teller told me this

You gotta tell her that you love her

Tell her that you need her

And give the girl a great big kiss

Give the girl a great big kiss

Now baby all I wanna do

Is darlin' make sweet love to you

Now I don't know what the meanin' is

Why you wanna hide the things you feel and say

But baby it's just a natural fact

Love was never meant to be that way

It ain't written in the sky above

No fortune-teller told me this

You gotta tell her that you love her

Tell her that you need her

And give the girl a great big kiss

Give the girl a great big kiss

Now baby all I wanna do

Goin' Cali lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Well he'd been hearing too many voices and feelin' a little off-track

Like there was something big pressing down on his back

So he called up his friends and they said come on out west

It's a place where a man can really feel his success

So he pulled his heart and soul down off the shelf

Packed them next to the faith that he'd lost in himself

Said his good-byes and when the dirty work was done

He turned his wheels into the fading sun

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

For seven days and nights like a black-top bird he sped

Maintained radio silence 'cept for in his head

And just like his folks did back in '69

He crossed the border at Needles and heard the promised land on the line

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

Now where the Transcontinental dumps into the sea

There's a bar made up to look like 1963

Girl in the corner eyed him like a hungry dog a bone

As he brushed the desert dust off that Mercedes chrome

Bartender said "Hey, how's it hangin', tiger?"

He had a shot of tequila, smiled and whispered "lighter"

He went down to the desert city where the rattlesnakes play

And left his dead skin by the roadside in the noon of day

Sun got so hot it almost felt like friend

It could burn out every trace of where you been

There was a woman he'd met in a desert song (goin' Cali)

A little while later a son come along (goin' Cali)

Looked at that boy's smile and called it home

And that night as he lay in bed the only voice he heard was his own

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

(Goin' Cali)

Happy lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Some need gold and some need diamond rings

Or a drug to take away the pain that living brings

A promise of a better world to come

When whatever here is done

I don't need that sky of blue, babe

All I know's since I found you

I'm happy when I'm in your arms

Happy, darling, come the dark

Happy when I taste your kiss

I'm happy in a love like this

There's a house upon a distant hill

Where you can hear the laughter of children ring

Guardian angels, they watch from above

Guarding over the love that they bring

But at night I feel the darkness near

I awake, I find you near

I'm happy with you in my arms

I'm happy with you in my heart

Happy when I taste your kiss

I'm happy in love like this

In a world of doubt and fear

I wake at night and reach to find you near

Lost in a dream, you caught me as I fell

I want more than just a dream to tell

Born in this world, darling, with few days

And trouble never far behind

Man and woman circle each other in a cage

A cage that's been handed down the line

Lost and running 'neath a million dead stars

Tonight let's shed our skins and slip these bars

Happy in each other's arms

Happy, baby, come the dark

Happy in each other's kiss

I'm happy in love like this

Hearts Of Stone lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

You stare in the mirror at the lines in your face

And you try to see, girl

The way things were when we were at your place

In the days it was just you and me, girl

And you cry because things ain't like before

Well don't you know they can't be that way anymore

But don't worry baby

I can't talk now, I'm not alone

So put your ear close to the phone

'Cause this is the last dance

This is the last chance for hearts of stone

If there was something, baby, that I could do

Something that would last, honey, I would

But we all know, girl, especially you do

How you can't return to your past, no

So girl close your eyes and I'll be there

Hold me once more and we can go anywhere

Ah, we could

I can't talk now, I'm not alone

So put your ear close to the phone

'Cause this is the last dance

This is the last chance for hearts of stone

And you cry because things ain't like before

Well don't you know they can't be like that anymore

Held Up Without A Gun lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I was out driving

Just a taking it slow

Looked at my tank

It was reading low

Pulled in a Exxon station

Out on Highway One

Held up without a gun

Held up without a gun

Some damn fool with a guitar

Walkin' down the street

Ain't got nowhere to go

Ain't got nothing to eat

Man with a cigar says

"Sign here son"

Held up without a gun

Held up without a gun

Now it's a sin

And it oughta be a crime

You know it happens buddy

All the time

Try to make a living

Try to have a little fun

Held up without a gun

Held up without a gun

I Don't Want To Go Home lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

(Live at Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ - 11/26/1996)

Oh, I know the time is getting late

But I don't wanna go home

In no hurry, baby. Time can wait

I don't wanna go home

Listen to the man sing his song

But I don't wanna go home

I don't mind if it takes all-night long

I don't wanna go home

I know we had to try

To reach up and touch the sky

Whatever happened to you and I

I don't wanna go home

Look at how people stare

I don't wanna go home

In their minds they've all been there

I don't wanna go home

I know the words to this song are real

I don't wanna go home

Bruce is talking 'bout the way that I feel

Don't make me go home

I know we had to try

To reach up and touch the sky

Baby, whatever happened to you and I

I don't wanna go home

I wanna hear people laughing and having a good time

I wanna know why she told me she had to go

Why did she leave me so lonely?

I know it's time to go

But I don't wanna go home

Play the blues play it soft and low

I don't wanna go home

I know we had to try

To reach up and touch the sky

Baby, whatever happened to you and I

I don't wanna go home

I know we had to try

To reach up and touch the sky

Baby, whatever happened to you and I

I don't wanna go home

No, I don't wanna go home

I don't wanna go home

I don't wanna go home

Baby, baby, baby

I don't wanna go home

I don't wanna go home

Baby, baby, baby

Baby, baby, baby

Baby, baby, baby

Baby, baby, baby

I don't wanna go home

I Wanna Be With You lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

...2-3-4, 1-2-3-4!

Let the frozen cities crumble, crumble and fall

That's alright, I don't mind at all

Let 'em all tumble right into the sea

Well that's just fine, that's alright with me

Since you came down the line

I can't sleep at night, I got one thing on my mind

That's every day, every night

I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do

'Cause you're just so out of sight

I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do

Now I lost my job at the Texaco station

'Cause instead of pumping gas I'd dream of you

I got thrown out of my house, I got such a bad reputation

'Cause all I wanna do is be seen with you

They gave me my pay and said walk

I don't care what they say, go ahead and let 'em all talk

'Til the world falls apart

I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you

That's what I wanna do

Until they will rip out my heart

I wanna be with you, I wanna be with you

Well that's all I wanna do

Hold tight, love me just a little bit

Alright, a little bit more

Tonight, tonight give me just a little kiss

No I don't know, I don't know, I don't

I just can't understand it, you're not pretty at all

But I come when you whisper, I run when you call

When I see you on the street I fall on my face

I drop to my knees, I plead my case

Oh, oh I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you, that's what I wanna do

Oh, oh I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you, that's all I wanna do

Oh, oh I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you, darlin', don't you know

Oh, oh I wanna be with you

I wanna be with you, because I love you so

Iceman lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Sleepy town ain't got the guts to budge

Baby, this emptiness has already been judged

I wanna go out tonight, I wanna find out what I got

You're a strange part of me, you're a preacher's girl

And I don't want no piece of this mechanical world

Got my arms open wide and my blood is running hot

We'll take the midnight road right to the devil's door

And even the white angels of Eden with their flamin' swords

Won't be able to stop us from hitting town in this dirty old Ford

Well it don't take no nerve when you got nothing to guard

I got tombstones in my eyes and I'm running real hard

My baby was a lover and the world just blew her away

Once they tried to steal my heart, beat it right outta my head

But baby they didn't know that I was born dead

I am the iceman, fighting for the right to live

I say better than the glory roads of heaven better off riding

Hellbound in the dirt, better than the bright lines of the freeway

Better than the shadows of your daddy's church

Better than the waiting

Baby better off is the search

Janey Don't You Lose Heart lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

You got your book baby with all your fears

Let me honey and I'll catch your tears

I'll take your sorrow if you want me to

Come tomorrow

That's what I'll do

Listen to me

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Well you say you got no new dreams to touch

You feel like a stranger babe who knows too much

You come home late and get undressed

You lie in bed and feel this emptiness

Well listen to me

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Till every river it runs dry

Until the sun's torn from the sky

Till every feel you've felt burst free

Gone tumblin' down into the sea

Listen to me

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Janey don't you lose heart

Jersey Girl lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

(originally by Tom Waits)

I got no time for the corner boys

Down in the street making all that noise

Or the girls down on the avenue

'Cause tonight I wanna be with you

Tonight I'm gonna take that ride

Across the river to the Jersey side

Take my baby to the carnival

And I'll take her on all the rides

'Cause down the shore everything's all right

You and your baby on a Saturday night

Well, you know all my dreams come true

When I'm walking down the street with you

Sing sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la I'm in love with a Jersey girl

Sha la la la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

You know she thrills me with all her charms

When I'm wrapped up in my baby's arms

My little girl gives me everything

I know that some day that she'll wear my ring

So don't bother me, man, I ain't got no time

I'm on my way to see that girl of mine

'Cause nothing matters in this whole wide world

When you're in love with a Jersey girl

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la I'm in love with a Jersey girl

Sha la la la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

I see you on the street and you look so tired

I know that job you got leaves you so uninspired

When I come by to take you out to eat

You're lyin' all dressed up on the bed, baby, fast asleep

Go in the bathroom and put your makeup on

We're gonna take that little girl of yours

And drop her off at your mom's

I know a place where the dancin's free

Now baby won't you come with me

'Cause down the shore everything's all right

You and your baby on a Saturday night

Nothing matters in this whole wide world

When you're in love with a Jersey girl

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la I'm in love with a Jersey girl

Sha la la la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Sha la la la la la la

Johnny Bye-Bye lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Well, she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust

And put her little boy on the Greyhound bus

Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand

With a one-way ticket to the promised land

Hey, little girl with the red dress on

There's party, tonight, down in Memphis town

I'll be going down there if you need a ride

The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died

We drove to Memphis, the sky was hard and black

Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac

They drawed out all his money, and they laid him in the back

A woman cried from the roadside: Oh, he's gone, he's gone

They found him slumped up against the drain

With a whole lotta trouble running through his veins

Bye-bye, Johnny

Johnny, bye-bye

You didn't have to die

You didn't have to die

Leavin' Train lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

When I asked you if everything is alright

You whisper "Don't worry" and you shut out the light

Now black is black in this bed we're laying

And I wanna believe the words that you're saying

But your eyes look like a leavin' train

They keep on dragging me down

Your eyes look like a leavin' train

They keep on draggin'

They keep on draggin'

They keep on draggin' me down

Well I did anything just to try to get close to you

I took it step by step like a man's supposed to

Tell me now, is this my

Is this my contrition

To have the love that I longed for fill me with suspicion

But your eyes look like a leavin' train

They keep on dragging me down

Your eyes look like a leavin' train

They keep on draggin'

They keep on draggin'

They keep on draggin' me down

Now it's tellin' time, oh my little sister

Now can I believe the words, the words of love you whisper

Is my train in vain, has my soul gone to waste

Am I just a victim of, a victim of my lost faith

Lift Me Up lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I don't need your answered prayers

Or the chains your lover wears

I don't need your rings of gold

Or the secrets that you hold

Lift me up, darling

Lift me up

And I'll fall with you, lift me up

Let your love lift me up

I don't need your sacred vow

Or the promise tomorrow brings

There, behind the morning clouds

I'll take the faith the daylight brings

Lift me up, darling

Lift me up

And I'll fall with you, lift me up

Let your love lift me up

When the morning bright

Lifts away this night

And the light above

We will find our love

We will find our love

Your skin, your hand upon my neck

This skin, your fingers on my skin

This kiss, this heartbeat, this breath

This heart, this heart, this wilderness

Lift me up, darling

Lift me up

And I'll fall with you, lift me up

Let your love lift me up

Lift me up, darling

Lift me up

And I'll fall with you, lift me up

Let your love lift me up

Linda Let Me Be The One lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

The midnight boys are outside

Scraping tears up off the street

Standin' guard beneath the window

Where only Linda sleeps

The leader is a kid named Eddie

Walkin' like an angel in defeat

He trashes her old man's car, slashes Linda's name in the street

And calls out

Linda will you let me be the one

Linda will you let me be the one

Linda will you let me be the one

Linda will you let me be the one

In a room full of contenders

Eddy spars 'til he drops to his bed and surrenders

Draped in the scarves

He stole from Linda's bedroom

The night he laid at her feet

When the midnight boys were stranded

Down on Cason Street

Linda will you let me be the one

Linda will you let me be the one

Linda will you let me be the one

Linda will you let me be the one

In the basement of St Mary's

Eddy hides from the rain

In with the stolen sisters 'til the streets are dry again

Talkin' fast cars and spare parts

Empty homes and hearts

Distant worlds with strange girls

And kneeling with Linda in the dark

Lion's Den lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

You broke my heart, tore it apart

Thought it was cute, thought it was smart

But now I'm back and I've got the strength of ten

So I got a message for you my friend

I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den

Daniel waiting for that lion to come

Daniel waiting in the lion's den

Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum

That old lion's mean and long in the tooth

And like you, baby, he's out on the loose

Messing hearts up time and time again

Now it's the time for that messing to end

I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den

Daniel waiting for that lion to come

Daniel waiting in the lion's den

Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum

At night I hear you out prowling around

Tearing guys up, scaring 'em down

Now all that growling's gonna come to no end

Cause I'm just bidding my time, my little friend

I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den

Daniel waiting for that lion to come

Daniel waiting in the lion's den

Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum

Little White Lies lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

We met on open streets where

We both had no place to go

I remember how my heart beat when

You said "Oh, Billy I love you so"

Now, standing in the doorway

Did you ever think that we could look this old

Victims of the little white lies that we told

We didn't count tomorrows

We took what we could and ran

There was no time for sorrow

Every place you went I held your hand

And when the night closed in

I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know

But they never whispered the little white lies that we told

It was so good at the start

Nothing could ever pull it apart

Running hand in hand through the rain

But soon the heart break, soon the pain girl

There were no cold denials

Nobody really lied

It wasn't in the things we said girl

Just time spent, promises implied

And when it began to fall apart

Eaten quietly away from the inside

Bit by bit by those little white lies

Now standing in the doorway did you ever think

Ever think that we could look this old

Victims of the little white lies that we told

Now lying here in the dark, did you ever think

Ever think that we could be this cold

Just as cold as the little white lies that we told

Little white lies

Living On The Edge Of The World lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Early North Jersey industrial skyline

I'm an all-set cobra jet creepin' through the night time

Gotta find a gas station, gotta find a pay phone

This turnpike sure is spooky at night when you're all alone

I'm living on the edge of the world

Tryin' to get my girl on the line

Livin' on the edge of the world

But I think it's just a waste of my time

Some jerk keeps breaking my connection, girl

'Cause I'm living on the edge of the world

Living on the edge of the world

Radio, radio, hear my tale of heartbreak

New Jersey in the morning like a lunar landscape

Got a counter girl at the Exit 24 HoJo

Down past the refinery towers where the great black river flows

I'm living on the edge of the world

Tryin' to get back to you, girl

I'm living on the edge of the world

Tryin' to get a message through

I gotta make a connection, girl

Because I'm living on the edge of the world

Living on the edge of the world

Radio's jammed with gospel stations

Lost souls callin' long distance salvation

Hey mister deejay gotta hear my last prayer

It's a hey ho rock and roll, deliver me from nowhere

I'm living on the edge of the world

Tryin' to get back to you, girl

Living on the edge of the world

Tryin' to get a message through

I gotta make some connection, girl

Because I'm living on the edge of the world

Living on the edge

I gotta make some connection, girl

Because I'm living on the edge of the world

Living on the edge of the world

Now my boss don't dig me 'cause he put me on the night shift

It takes me two hours to get back to where my baby lives

In the wee wee hours my mind gets hazy

Relay towers, won't you lead me to my baby

'Neath the overpass the trooper hits his party lights switch

Good night, good luck, one, two, powershift!

Living on the edge of the world

Loose Change lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Met her at a friendly little bar down along the coast

She said it was her birthday so we had us a nice little toast

Drove around for a while, smoked a few cigarettes

Took her back to my place, she slipped off her party dress

She sat for a while on the edge of the bed just talkin'

Loose change in my pocket

Loose change in my pocket

Pint of gin in my boot cuff, I'm drivin' for a drink and a dance

Sittin' on the next stool, miss a little time on her hands

Yeah I knew she was trouble, but trouble sure was lookin' fine

And when I pulled her close what I knew kinda slipped my mind

We lay in bed and watched the moon come up crawling

Loose change in my pocket

Loose change in my pocket

I pour another drink, wait for the night to get through

Stars are burning in that black void so far away and blue

Now I'm sittin' at a red light, I feel somethin' tickin' way down

The night's moving like a slow train crawling through this shithole town

Got my bags packed in the back and I'm tryin' to get going again

But red just goes to green and green goes red and then

Then all I hear's the clock on the dash tick-tocking

Loose change in my pocket

Loose Ends lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

We met out on open streets when we had no place to go

I remember how my heart beat when you said I love you so

Then little by little we choked out all the life that our love could hold

Oh no

It's like we had a noose and baby without check

We pulled until it grew tighter around our necks

Each one waiting for the other, darlin', to say when

Well baby you can meet me tonight on the loose end

We didn't count tomorrows, we took what we could and baby we ran

There was no time for sorrow, every place we went I held your hand

And when the night closed in I was sure your kisses told me all I had to know

But oh no

It's like we had a noose and baby without check

We pulled until it grew tighter around our necks

Each one waiting for the other, darlin', to say when

Well baby you can meet me tonight on the loose end

Our love has fallen around us like we said it never could

We saw it happen to all the others but to us it never would

Well how could something so bad, darling, come from something that was so good

I don't know

It's like we had a noose and baby without check

We pulled until it grew tighter around our necks

Each one waiting for the other, darlin', to say when

Well baby you can meet me tonight on the loose end

On the loose end

Lucky Man lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Running down the highway half past eleven

Waitin' for my odometer to roll straight sevens

I'm a lucky man

I went to see the gypsy the other night

She looked in my palm looked me in the eye

Said you're a lucky man

Some folks got fortune some got eyes of blue

What you got will always see you through

You're a lucky man

Pa went from the army to the factory to the killing yard

I make my living with my hands behind the wheel of this car

I'm a lucky man

Messin' with me man wouldn't be wise

Roll them dice son – ah snake eyes

I'm a lucky man

Had a girl in Calgary I gave her up

Man that love thing was messin' with my luck

I'm a lucky man

I'll wake up tomorrow morning in another state

Kiss me now baby before it's too late

If you wanna kiss a lucky man

I don't miss no girl I don't miss no home

He travels fastest who travels alone

He's a lucky man

Man At The Top lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Here comes a fireman, here comes a cop

Here comes a wrench, here comes a car hop

Been going on forever, it ain't ever gonna stop

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Now, aim your gun, son, and shoot your shot

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief

Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief

One thing in common they all got

Everybody wants to be the man at the top, hey

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Now, aim your gun, son, and shoot your shot

Everybody wants to be the man at the top, yeah

Man at the top says it's lonely up there

If it is, man, I don't care

From the big White House to the parking lot

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Here comes a banker, here comes a businessman

Here comes a kid with a guitar in his hand

Dreaming of his record in the number one spot

Everybody wants to be the man at the top, now

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Everybody wants to be the man at the top

Now, aim your gun, son, and shoot your shot

Everybody wants to be the man at the top, yeah

Alright, now

Who's the man at the top?

Who's the man at the top?

Oh, yeah

Mary Lou lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

You're scrapbook's filled with pictures of all your leading men

Well baby don't put my picture in there with them

Don't make us some little girl's dream that can never come true

Oh baby don't do it to me, I won't do it to you

Mary Lou, I'm not like all those other guys

Mary Lou, I won't fill your pretty head with their pretty lies

Mary Lou, and dreams that never, never, never, ever will come true

Mary Lou, that'd only serve to hurt and make you cry like you do

You've seen all the romantic movies, you dream and take the boys home

But when the action fades you're left all alone

You deserve more than this, a real love that can grow

And I ain't playin' outtakes, girl, from some late late show, no

Mary Lou, you're not like all those others girls

Mary Lou, so afraid to shake up that real world

Every night you go out looking for true love's satisfaction

But you always end up setting for just lights, camera, action

And another cameo role with some bit player you're befriending

You're gonna go broken-hearted looking for that happy ending

Mary Lou, I've seen all those movies too

Mary Lou, I know the hurt too much dreaming can do

Mary Lou, you're gonna end up just another lonely ticket sold

Mary Lou, crying alone in the theatre as the credits roll

Meet Me In The City lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Hey girl I'm calling all stations

Blowing down the wire tonight

I'm singing through these power lines

I'm running on time and feeling alright

Skipping over the currents in the air

Reaching to see if you're out there

Come across your radio station

Calling out nation to nation

If you can hear me then say alright

And if you can

Meet me in the city tonight

I was busted for feeling no pain

Charged with doing things I can't explain

Picked up for parole violation

Locked with the boys in the subway station

Handcuffed on the killing floor

Transmitting from behind these jailhouse doors

If you're sick, if you're tired, if you're bored

Then check the line, check the time, check the action, check the score

Come and get me if I ain't right

But if I am

Meet me in the city tonight

Everybody's lost in romance

Do you feel the way I feel

I'm just searching, girl

For the blood, for the bone, for the muscle, for what's real

I was busted for feeling no pain

Charged with doing things I can't explain

Picked up for parole violation

Locked with the boys in the subway station

I pushed my way through the heart of the crowd

I shoved my way through the heart of the crowd

Past the sign saying this is not allowed

To where someone's standing straight and shouting out loud

Handcuffed to the jailhouse door

Transmittin' from the gallows floor

If you're sick, if you're tired, if you're bored

Check the line, check the time, check the action, check the score

If you can holler, then say alright (alright)

If you can holler, then say alright (alright)

If you can holler, then say alright (alright)

If you can holler, then say alright (alright)

If you can holler, then say alright

And if you can

Meet me in the city tonight

Meet me in the city tonight

Meet me in the city tonight

In the city

Meet me in the city tonight

In the city

Meet me in the city tonight

In the city

Meet me in the city tonight

In the city

Meet me in the city tonight

Missing lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

(from "The Crossing Guard" soundtrack)

Woke up this morning, was a chill in the air

Went into the kitchen, your cigarettes were lying there

Your jacket hung on the chair where you left it last night

Everything was in place, everything was all right

But you were missing

Missing

Last night I dreamed the sky went black

You were drifting down and you couldn't get back

You were lost and in trouble so far from home

I reached for you, my arms went to stone

I woke and you were missing

Missing

I searched for something to explain

In the whispering rain, the trembling leaves

Tell me baby where did you go

You were here just a moment ago

There's nights I still hear your footsteps fall

Your key in the door, your voice in the hall

Your smell drifts through our bedroom

I lie awake, but I don't move

Missing

Mr. Outside lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

They call him Mr. Outside

Cause he don't care

Mr. Outside

He's just havin' his fun

Mr. Outside

He's just looking out for number one

Well Mr. Outside

All your money and your power

Won't help you come the dark hour

Well kingdoms crumble

To your feet

You're left another thief out on the street

Mr. Outside

Yeah he don't care

Mr. Outside

He's just having his fun

Mr. Outside

Oh, looking out for number one

Dark glasses and money for hire

All the riches and high tension wire

He got long dark, dark Cadillac

He got pretty little little girl in back

Mr. Outside

Oh yeah he don't care

Mr. Outside

He's just having his fun

Mr. Outside

Just looking out for number one

Oh little baby got no diamond ring

You cry cause you ain't got no pretty things

Them pretty things babe just look dumb

You gotta take 'em when they come

Mr. Outside

Oh lord he don't care

Mr. Outside

Oh has his fun

Mr. Outside

He's just looking out for No. 1

Mr. Outside

Oh yeah he don't care

Mr. Outside

He's just having his fun

Mr. Outside

He's just looking out for No. 1

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My Love Will Not Let You Down lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

At night I go to bed

But I just can't sleep

I got something runnin' around my head

Ooh, that just won't keep

In the silence I hear my heart beatin'

Time slippin' away

I got a time bomb tickin' deep inside of me

I'm gonna tell you what I wanna say

I keep searchin' for you darlin'

Searchin' everywhere I go

And when I find you

There's gonna be just one thing that you gotta know

One thing you gotta know

My love, love, love, love, love, love

Will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love

Will not let you down

At night I walk the streets

Lookin' for romance

But I always end up stumblin'

In a half trance

I search for a connection

In some new eyes

But they're hard for protection

From too many dreams passed by

I see you standin' across the room

Watchin' me without a sound

I'm gonna push my way through that crowd

I'm gonna tear your holy walls down

Tear all your walls down

My love, love, love, love, love, love

Will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love

Will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love

Will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love

Will not let you down

Well, hold still now, darlin'

Hold still for God's sake

'Cause I got me a promise

I ain't afraid to make

I ain't afraid to make

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

My love, love, love, love, love, love, will not let you down

Woo!

My Lover Man lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

You treated me hard and made my heart ache

I know you're only human, and men they make mistakes

Your life with her turned to black

And now you want our love back

Well come into my arms and fall, my lover man

Was it a gypsy's curse or a hex sign

Or was it just that simple thing that led you from these arms of mine

Oh yes, I've had the days

To grow used to your foolish ways

And what is it really, after all, my lover man

I can see the change in your eyes

There's no need to apologize

We stood at the wishing well

Our dreams like coins into the water fell

The water so cold and black

There was no going back

I don't mean to cause you hurt or cause you pain

Life is short and love's a dirty game

Now there's no need for our game to end

Come close and we'll begin

To find our beautiful selves again, my lover man

My lover man

Night Fire lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Now you're running with the right crowd

Well you better watch the friends you're choosin'

Girl you're a walking winner now

You better keep your eye on who's doin' the losin'

All the faces staring down your throat

All the eyes, darling, that are never closed

In your sadness, girl

Maybe there's something that you ought to know

Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burnin'

Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearnin'

You're running with the right crowd

Money and the wine are flowin'

You found your place with the right crowd

But you forgot about that storm, that storm that's blowin'

(Dance on)

Let the music play

(Dance on)

Let the night roll to day

(Dance on)

Don't listen to what they say

Just keep movin' to the beat, to the beat, to the big beat

Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burnin'

Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearnin'

Will they punch your ticket as you grow old

Do you really get used to being bought and sold

Does that brand new dress keep out the cold

Do your brand new friends help you to keep

Your pretty eyes from seeing what they shouldn't see

The sound of breaking glass and runnin' feet

The sound of breaking glass and runnin' feet

Won't you tell me baby I got to know

Won't you tell me baby I got to know

Won't you tell me baby I got to know

Won't you tell me baby I got to know

Won't you tell me baby I got to know

Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burnin'

Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearnin'

Night fire, the night fire is out in the dark burnin'

Night fire, the night fire is down in the street yearnin'

None But The Brave lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Tonight down on Union Street

I'm thinking back baby to you and me

The way you used to be

Your words come back to me

From passing cars

Voices sing out

And empty bars

Where guitars ring out

We'd walk and talk about

Who'd be the ones to get out

You said

None but the brave

No one baby but the brave

Those strong enough to save

Something from what they gave

None but the brave

No one baby but the brave

In my dreams these nights I see you my friend

The way you looked back then

On a night like this

I know that girl no longer exists

Except for a moment in some stranger's eyes

Or in the nameless girls in cars rushing by

That's where I find you tonight

And in my heart you still survive

None but the brave

No one baby but the brave

Those strong enough to save

Something from the love they gave

None but the brave

No one baby but the brave

Now tonight once more

I search every face on that crowded floor

Looking for, I don't know what for

Just waitin' to see you come walkin' through that door

There's a girl standing by the band

She reminds me of you and I ask her to dance

As the drummer counts away

I take her hand, we move away

Tonight, now I see old friends

Caught in a game they've got no chance to win

Gettin' beat and then playin' again

'Til their strength gives out or their heart gives in

Now who's the man who thinks he can decide

Whose dreams will live and who's shall be pushed aside

Has he ever walked down these streets at night and looked into the eyes of

None but the brave

No one baby but the brave

Those strong enough to save

Something from the love they gave

None but the brave

Over The Rise lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I walk along the levee to see the gypsy man

The dirt 'neath my feet baby's turnin' to quicksand

He looked into my palm, then looked me in the eye

And told me you were gone, gone over the rise

Once we stood together at the wishing well

Our wishes like dreams, baby, into the water fell

Oh then I kissed your lips but when I looked into your eyes

They were gone, gone over the rise

Tonight the blackbirds fly low on the water's edge

Oh we walked this path not knowing where it led

Now at the bottom of the river deep lies something shiny and gold

Is a promise that love couldn't keep same as a promise broken

Well I woke last night to the sound of rain

The wind rustling branches against the window pane

I searched the pillow beside me for the tears we cried

Baby they were gone, gone over the rise

Part Man, Part Monkey lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

They prosecuted some poor sucker in these United States

For teaching that man descended from the apes

They coulda settled that case without a fuss or fight

If they'd seen me chasin' you, sugar, through the jungle last night

They'da called in that jury and a one two three said

Part man, part monkey, definitely

Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple

Man in a monkey suit swears he'll do no evil

Offers his lover's prayer but his soul lies

Dark and driftin' and unsatisfied

Well hey bartender, tell me whaddaya see

Part man, part monkey, looks like to me

Well the night is dark, the moon is full

The flowers of romance exert their pull

We talk awhile, my fingers slip

I'm hard and crackling like a whip

Well did God make man in a breath of holy fire

Or did he crawl on up out of the muck and mire

Well the man on the street believes what the bible tells him so

Well you can ask me, mister, because I know

Tell them soul-suckin' preachers to come on down and see

Part man, part monkey, baby that's me

Party Lights lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I know the girls grow up fast where you come from

You left behind what was asked and you were married, baby, oh so young

Now that little girl of yours looks like she's growing up overnight

Do you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights when you're lying in bed at night

He was gonna be your Romeo, you were going to be his Juliet

These days you don't wait on Romeos, you just wait on that welfare check

While other girls your age are out with lovers taking in the night

Do you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights when you're lying in bed at night

Sometimes I see you on the street and you look so tired

I know that job you've got leaves you so uninspired

When I stop by to take you out to eat

I find you lying, all dressed up on the bed, baby, fast asleep

Then as I lean across the bed, darlin', to switch out the light

I wonder if you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights when you're lying in bed at night

Grab your coat and grab your hat, go in the bathroom put that makeup on

We're gonna take that little brat, we're gonna drop her off at your Mom's

Just give me a sign, I'm waiting on the line tonight

If you miss the party lights

If you miss the party lights

If you miss the party lights when you're lying in bed at night

Do you miss the party lights when you're lying in bed at night

Do you miss the party lights

Do you miss the party lights

Pink Cadillac lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

You may think I'm foolish

For the foolish things I do

You may wonder how come I love you

When you get on my nerves like you do

Well baby you know you bug me

There ain't no secret 'bout that

Well come on over here and hug me

Baby I'll spill the facts

Well honey it ain't your money

Cause baby I got plenty of that

I love you for your

Pink Cadillac

Crushed velvet seats

Riding in the back

Oozing down the street

Waving to the girls

Feeling out of sight

Spending all my money

On a Saturday night

Honey I just wonder what you do there in back

Of your pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

Well now way back in the Bible

Temptations always come along

There's always somebody tempting

Somebody into doing something they know is wrong

Well they tempt you, man, with silver

And they tempt you, sir, with gold

And they tempt you with the pleasures

That the flesh does surely hold

They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple

But man I ain't going for that

I know it was her

Pink Cadillac

Crushed velvet seats

Riding in the back

Oozing down the street

Waving to the girls

Feeling out of sight

Spending all my money

On a Saturday night

Honey I just wonder what you do there in back

Of your pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

Now some folks say it's too big

And uses too much gas

Some folks say it's too old

And that it goes too fast

But my love is bigger than a Honda

It's bigger than a Subaru

Hey man there's only one thing

And one car that will do

Anyway we don't have to drive it

Honey we can park it out in back

And have a party in your

Pink Cadillac

Crushed velvet seats

Riding in the back

Oozing down the street

Waving to the girls

Feeling out of sight

Spending all my money

On a Saturday night

Honey I just wonder what you do there in back

Of your pink Cadillac

Pink Cadillac

Restless Nights lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Once we ran and lived as one

In another world, my little one

Where whispering trees and dark rivers run

I told a dream to you

Now outside the streets are gray

And the childhood games we played

Have faded away

My baby, she has restless nights

(She has restless nights)

My baby, she has restless nights

On late-night movie screens

Young lovers look so sure

Lost in wide-wake dreams

That they can't afford

Once I held you in my arms

On a bed of stone

Now we have grown

My baby, she has restless nights

(She has restless nights)

My baby, she has restless nights

Once we ran and lived as one

In different world, my little one

Where whispering trees and dark rivers run

I told a dream to you

Now I pray, darling, for the night

We'll dance down these darkened halls

Once again to fall

Into a dream

Rhinestone Cowboy lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I've been walkin' these streets so long

Singin' the same old song

I know every crack in these dirty sidewalks

Of Broadway

Where hustle's the name of the game

And nice guys get washed away like the

Snow and the rain

There's been a load of compromisin'

On the road to my horizon

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

And offers comin' over the phone

Well, I really don't mind the rain

And a smile can hide all the pain

But you're down when you're ridin' the train

That's takin' the long way

And I dream of the things I'll do

With a subway token and a dollar tucked

Inside my shoe

There'll be a load of compromisin'

On the road to my horizon

But I'm gonna be where the lights are shinin' on me

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

Rhinestone cowboy

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

And offers comin' over the phone

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Getting cards and letters from people I don't even know

Like a rhinestone cowboy

Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Well look out mama, your little girl she has changed

She cut her baby curls and she's got her act rearranged

Well look out daddy, what she needs now she can't find at home

Oh Ricky wants a man of her

She wants a man of her

Ricky wants a man of her own

Mama says her little girl won't talk to her anymore

She just goes in her room, turns on the radio, and shuts the door

She's got her own bathroom, TV, stereo, extension phone

Oh but Mama, Ricky wants a man of her

She wants a man of her

Ricky wants a man of her own

Well daddy says when he drops her off Friday night at the gym

She slides way down in the front seat so the kids won't see her with him

She don't do no work, she won't tell nobody when she's coming home

She makes poor daddy wait down on the corner at midnight all alone

She used to like me to take her to a ball game or a movie show

She used to make daddy take his little girl where she wanna go

Now we're left peeking through the curtains every time that we hear a horn blow

I guess Ricky wants a man of her own

Well my folks say "Son, talk to her, she'll listen to you"

Yeah, she listens real nice and she does what she wants to do

Daddy says she wears her jeans so tight, "Well you change 'em or you're stayin'

Home"

Oh but daddy, Ricky wants a man of her

She wants a man of her

Ricky wants a man of her own

She's almost grown

Ricky wants a man of her

She wants a man of her

Rockaway The Days lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Billy got out of prison but he wasn't right

Some like to drink or gamble, Billy liked to fight

He tracked back to his home state of Maryland

Went to his mom's mobile home where she took him in, alright

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

Gimme something to last me, baby, 'til the morning light

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights

Well at a picnic one Sunday Billy met Mary Dove

Mary looked at Billy, Billy fell in love

Billy swore to Mary he'd always love her so

They were married in the valley where the river flows, alright

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

Gimme something to last me, baby, 'til the morning light

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights

At a roadside bar Billy argued with a young man

And he settled that argument with a razor in his hand

With blood on his shirt back to Mary he did run

She sighed "Billy, oh Billy, what have you done?"

He ran to his ma's trailer but the lights were dim

He pounded on the door, she wouldn't let him in

Up the road to a neighbor's house he drew near

They said "Billy go away, we don't want no trouble 'round here"

Billy stole a car and headed out on the road

Pocketful of pills and his brain on overload

Seen some lights in his rear-view mirror, panicked and gave her the gun

Wrapped himself 'round a telephone pole way out on 101

Well Billy got cut out by the highway patrol

Just lay there with the cars passing on slow

Sheriff told Billy's ma that Billy died

She buried his body by the riverside, alright

Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights

Gimme something to last me, baby, 'til the morning light

I ain't lookin' for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight

Honey rockaway these days, rockaway these nights

Well rich man want the power and the seat on the top

Poor man want the money that the rich man got

Honey tonight I'm feeling so tired and unsure

Come on in Mary, shut the light, close the door

Roulette lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

We left the toys out in the yard

I took my wife and kids and left my home unguarded

We packed what we could into the car

No one here knows how it started

Suddenly everything was just so out of control

Now I want some answers, mister, I need to know

I hear all the talk but I don't know what you're sayin'

But I think I got a good idea of the game that you're playin'

Roulette, that's the name

Roulette, that's the game now

Roulette, I don't know what they're sayin'

Roulette, everybody's playin'

I grew up here on this street

Where nothin' moves, just a strange breeze

In a town full of worthless memories

There's a shadow in my backyard

I've got a house full of things that I can't touch

Well all those things won't do me much good now

I was a fireman out at Riker's, I did my job

Mister, I've been cheated, I feel like I've been robbed

I'm the big expendable, my life's just canceled null and void

Well what you gonna do about your new boy

Roulette, you're playin' with my life

Roulette, with my kids and my wife

Roulette, every day the stakes get bigger

Roulette, a different finger on the trigger

Down by the river that talks

The night speaks in searchlights

And shortwave radios squawk

The police patrol the streets

But I've left behind the man I used to be

Everything he believed and all that belonged to me

I tried to find my way out to somewhere where I thought it'd be safe

They stopped me at the roadblock they put up on the interstate

They put me in detention but I broke loose and then I ran

They said they want to ask me a few questions but I think they had other plans

Now I don't know who to trust and I don't know what I can believe

They say they want to help me but with the stuff they keep on sayin'

I think those guys just wanna keep on playin'

Roulette, with my life

Roulette, with my kids and my wife

Roulette, the bullet's in the chamber

Roulette, who's the unlucky stranger

Roulette, surprise, you're dead

Roulette, the gun's to your head

Roulette, the bullet's spinning in the chamber

Roulette, pull the trigger, feel the click

No further danger

Santa Ana lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

From the tin rooftop the little boy did watch

The procession down through town

Through the museum where Daniel whupped the Devil

With them boys from the underground

Where the Giants of Science fight for tight control

Over the wildlands of New Mexico

Sam Houston's ghost's in Texas fighting for his soul

And the townsfolk rest uneasy beneath the guns of Kid Cole

And the kid says: "Hey, where's Santa Ana

He who could romance the dumb into talking

Take a chance with me tonight, my contessa

If it don't work out I ain't lame, I can walk"

Now some folks think cancer's taken to the streets of this town

But Sandy eats her candy and then lays her money down

Them cats are in from the canyons to strut their stuff in town

But there's only secret sinners here

Lord, there's only secret thieves

Only a fool would try to save

What the desert chose to leave

And hey there senorita

With your playboys in their Spanish bandanas

French cream won't soften those boots, baby

French kisses will not break your heart

Oh painted night set free with light

Glows outside the Rainbow Saloon

Matching braces with a Spanish lady

'Neath a graduation moon

No more colleges, no more coronations

Some punk's idea of a teenage nation

Has forced Santa Ana to change his station

From soldier to cartoon

And the Giants of Science spend their days and nights

Not with wives, not with lovers, but searchin' for the lights

They spotted in the desert on their helicopter flights

Just to be lost in the dust and the night

Hey my Contessa, in your juke joint rags you always bring candy for the kids

Come waltz with me tonight senorita

Seaside Bar Song lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Well, Billy bought a Chevy '40 coupe deluxe

Chrome wheels, stick shift, give her gas, pop the clutch

Girls on the corner, like a diamond they shine

Someday, Billy, I'm gonna make 'em all mine

Hey girl, you wanna ride in Daddy's Cadillac?

Cause I love the way your long hair falls down your back

Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley's at the Seaside Bar

We'll run barefoot in the sand, listen to his guitar

You say your mama's gonna meet you when the morning comes

And your papa's gonna beat you cause he knows you're out on the run

I'm gonna live a life of love and tonight you're the one

The highway is alive tonight so baby do not be frightened

There's something about a pretty girl on a sweet summer night

That gets this boy excited

The radioman finally understands and plays you something you can move to

You lay back, cut loose your drive power

Your girl leans over and says, "Daddy, can you turn that radio up any louder?"

The juke joint's hummin', everybody came down

Little Willie and his Soul Brooms laying all this stuff now

Well don't let that daylight steal your soul

Get in your wheels and roll, roll, roll, roll, roll, roll, roll

Oh that's all right now

Oh go on, go on, go on

Oh mama's gonna meet you when the morning comes

And your daddy's gonna beat you cause he knows you're out on the run

But I don't care, I wanna live a life of love while the night's still young

Seven Angels lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Seven angels got my number

Since I fell in love with you

Seven angels got my number

They're all telling me what to do

First angel says "Go on and love her"

Second angels says "Ain't you tired of being alone?"

Third angel says "Do the right thing, me."

Fourth angels says "Check that other little angel walkin' on down the street"

Seven angels got my number

Since I fell in love with you

Seven angels got my number

They're all telling me what to do

Fifth angels says "Don't worry

Love's waitin' 'round the corner for you, son"

Sixth angel says "You better hurry

It don't take long for the good to get gone"

Walkin' on wings all sexy and blue

Seventh angel says I'm a fool

I got seven angels calling on my pride

Seven devils crawling around inside

Seven angels tellin' me which way to turn

One kiss and my soul wanna burn

Seven angels got my number

Since I fell in love with you

Seven angels got my number

They're all telling me what to do

The earth's so lonely, sad and blue

And without love, your soul's dyin'

Sixth angel says to believe you

When you say you'll never leave me cryin'

Shut Out The Light lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

The runway rushed up at him as he felt the wheels touch down

He stood out on the blacktop and took a taxi into town

He got out down on Main Street and went into a local bar

He bought a drink and found a seat in a corner off the dark

Well she called up her mama to make sure the kids were out of the house

She checked herself out in the dining room mirror

And undid an extra button on her blouse

He felt her lying next to him, the clock said 4 AM

He was staring at the ceiling

He couldn't move his hands

Oh mama mama mama come quick

I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick

Throw your arms around me in the cold dark night

Hey now mama don't shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Well on his porch they stretched a banner that said "Johnny Welcome Home"

Bobby pulled his Ford out of the garage and they polished up the chrome

His mama said "Johnny oh Johnny, I'm so glad to have you back with me"

His pa said he was sure they'd give him his job back down at the factory

Oh mama mama mama come quick

I've got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick

Throw your arms around me in the cold dark night

Hey now mama don't shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Don't you shut out the light

Well deep in a dark forest, a forest filled with rain

Beyond a stretch of Maryland pines there's a river without a name

In the cold black water Johnson Lineir stands

He stares across the lights of the city and dreams of where he's been

So Young And In Love lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

There's flying angels on your fire escape

They lie to your mama for you, try to keep you safe

You're with them fire alley virgins on a midnight vamp

Lost your heart on Main Street to a beautiful tramp

You lost your mind

She's sent from above

We're so young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

Rat traps filled with soul crusaders

They're soppin' 'n' boppin' 'n' moppin' with Little Melvin and the Invaders

Missy's on the dance floor doin' her stuff

Leroy's dancin' doin' the continental strut

Sent from above

So young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

Everybody's reelin' when the bands hits the ceilin'

Don't you know you wanna go

The kids start rockin' when the boys start knockin'

And everybody wants to go

Let's go!

Joint's shut down but you don't wanna go home

You're in the shady side of town and you're all alone

Papa's chewin' your ear off, you ain't got no cash

Mama's chewin' your ear off 'bout hangin'out

With thrash

So fine, sent from above

So young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

So young and in love

Stand On It lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Well Jimmy Lee was hookin' 'round the far turn of a funky southern Florida dirt track

He had mud caked on his goggles and a screamin' 350 stacked up on his back

Well as he passed the stands he was feelin' all tuckered out,

When through the roar of his engine he heard somebody shout

"Stand on it, come on boy, stand on it"

Mary Beth started to drift, she hit the shift but she just couldn't get a hand on it

Racin' some Red Hill boys, she had the deed to the ranch and a grand on it

With eight grand blowin' hot on the red line

She blew past a hitchhiker out on Route 39

He hollered "Stand on it, go 'head baby, stand on it"

Well now when in doubt and you can't figure it out

Just stand on it

Well, if your mind's confused, you don't know what you're gonna do

Well buddy, stand on it

Well if you've lost control of the situation at hand

Go grab a girl; go see a rock and roll band

And stand on it

Come on man, stand on it

Well now Columbus he discovered America even though he hadn't planned on it

He got lost and woke up one morning when he's about to land on it

He wouldn't of got out of Italy, man that's for sure,

Without Queen Isabella standing on the shore

Shouting "Stand on it, go ahead man, stand on it"

Well now when in doubt and you can't figure it out

Just stand on it

Well, if your mind's confused, you don't know what you're gonna do

Well buddy, stand on it

Well if you've lost control of the situation at hand

Go grab a girl; go see a rock and roll band

And stand on it

Come on man, stand on it

Bobby was leadin' the pack, he settled back and he got ready for the long haul

Well fifty yards from the finish line somebody roared up and they blew him into the wall

Well he rolled over twice, lucky to survive

Layin' in the back of the ambulance more dead than alive

Somebody shouted "Man, you call that drivin'?

Why didn't you stand on it"

Stray Bullet lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

In the tall grass we held hands

Down by the river we made plans

Of what would and would not be

It was impossible to see

Their black boots shone in the sun

They were waiting on the Annandale train when my baby come

Little girl with the long black hair

Do you know what lies 'neath the long coats that they wear

Once I swore you'd ride with me (to some far and distant shore)

Down where this river meets the sea (I'll make you mine forevermore)

Over these dark hills I'd walk along (just to hold you in my arms)

To lie with you on a bed of stone

River blood red with the years

You can flood this valley with a thousand tears

Wash away all that's been found

But you'll never wash away the sound

Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down, (stray bullet shot my baby down)

Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down, (stray bullet shot my baby down)

Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down, (stray bullet shot my baby down)

Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down

Take 'Em As They Come lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Last night I dreamed we was running through the outlands

Tears streaming, your pretty face all a wreck

(I held your daddy's gun in my tremblin' hands)

And down the highway another stranger comes

You gotta take 'em, baby, when they come

Little girl put on your red dress

Cause we're goin' out on the town tonight

(Better bring along a switchblade)

'Cause, for sure, some fool's gonna wanna fight

You've got to take 'em, baby, as they come

You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em, baby, as they come

God save the rider in the black night

Save the man who taught that it was right

(To do what they have done, girl)

To become what we have become

You gotta take 'em, baby, when they come

Little girl, gone are the days

Faded away into the clear blue night

(And all the vows that we made)

Lie shattered and broken in the morning light

You gotta take 'em, baby, when they come

You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em, baby, as they come

I know your heart is breakin'

I can feel it too, girl

Though my finger on the trigger's shakin'

Here I swear to you, girl

If I could take all your sorrow so that you'd never cry, girl, or be blue

(Come tomorrow)

That's what I'd do for you, pretty one

I swear I'll take 'em baby when they come

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em, baby, as they come

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em as they come, girl

Take 'em, baby, as they come

Take 'em, baby, as they come

Take 'em, baby, as they come

Take 'em, baby, as they come

That's What Makes Us Great lyrics - Bruce Springsteen (feat. Joe Grushecky)

They come from everywhere

A longing to be free

They come to join us here

From sea to shining sea

And they all have a dream

As people always will

To be safe and warm

In that shining city on the hill

Some wanna slam the door

Instead of opening the gate

Aw, let's turn this thing around

Before it gets too late

It's up to me and you

Love can conquer hate

I know this to be true

That's what makes us great

Don't tell me a lie

And sell it as a fact

I've been down that road before

And I ain't goin' back

And don't you brag to me

That you never read a book

I never put my faith

In a con man and his crooks

I won't follow down that path

And tempt the hands of fate

Aw, let's turn this thing around

Before it gets too late

It's up to me and you

Love can conquer hate

I know this to be true

That's what makes us great

In the quiet of the night

I lie here wide awake

And I ask myself

Is there a difference I can make?

It's up to me and you

Love can conquer hate

I know this to be true

That's what makes us great

The Big Payback lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

I bought a scooter and I rented a shack

Out in the sun, by the railroad track

I got a job and I'm a-breakin' my back

Workin' and workin' for the big payback

I keep a puttin' and a puttin' out

I keep a sweatin' like all get out

I work so long that I'm a losin' track

Waitin', waitin' on the big payback

Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, look out Sam

It's a gone dead train rumblin' down this track

They got your neck in the noose, you're draggin' long in back

Chasin' and chasin' the big payback

Oh what my foreman does well I don't know

He just throws me a shovel and yells "Go, Bobby, Go"

Oh well – a all day long he's just a diddy wack wack

While I'm sweatin' and sweatin' the big payback

Well, it's a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, look out Sam

It's a gone dead train rumblin' down this track

They got your neck in the noose, you're hands are tied up in back

Chasin' and chasin' the big payback

I quit that job, and Mister I ain't goin' back

Got me a knife and she's a long and black

I'll tell you how I make my piece at night Mac

Down in the alley of the big payback

I go a wham, bam, thank you ma'am, god damn, c'mon man

You're a gone dead train rumblin' down this track

I got your neck in the noose and I don't give a damn, Jack

I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback

I'm on that long lost highway of the big payback

The Honeymooners lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Two kids get married, same old thing

Folks congratulate you, church bells ring

Who's got the ring, who's gonna pay the priest

Get your mama in the paper, picture or two at least

And at the reception all the old records play

"Where you gonna live, are you gonna taker her away?"

In a corner my new nephew's showin' me his knife

You swore that you'd love her for the rest of your life

Went to kiss you at the altar we bumped heads

Honeymoon night we figured we best shake on it instead

Dressed kinda funny, laughin' we hop in bed

You can swear it on your feet, you can swear it on your head

Come mornin' my new family's sitting on the front porch swing

Smilin' kinda funny, nobody says a thing

My new brother-in-law's throwin' a football, he tosses me a pass

The Man Who Got Away lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Last night I went to the Coronado

I bought my ticket and I found my seat

It was a new adventure straight from Hollywood

Lights went down as I felt the heat

They went tearing from the final scene

Burning rubber, spilling gasoline

As the credits rolled away

They were still chasing

The man who got away

Every night for weeks and weeks now

I beat the traffic, I beat the heat now

For two hours I can believe

The man who got away was me

I went tearing from the final scene

Burning rubber, spilling gasoline

As the credits rolled away

They were still chasing

The man who got away

Drove into Stockton, my radio went dead

That's when I heard what the newsman said

Said: "armed robbery on the ten-hundred block

Was two men involved and one man shot

While his accomplice made the payday

With a .45 he blew the cashier away

Last seen headed on the State Highway

Driving a late model Chevrolet"

I went screaming from the final scene

In a hail of bullets and flaming gasoline

As the credits rolled away

They were still chasing

The man who got away

Man who got away

Man who got away

Man who got away

The Time That Never Was lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Sometimes I wake up in the morning

And it cuts me like a knife

I come face-to-face with my longing

For another world, another life

And a time that never was

Oh, a time that never was

We drove on, fueled not by the future

But by a past we could never touch

Forced to run head-on collisions

'Til we vanished in the dust

Of a time that never was

The time that never was

So kiss me once more, baby

One more kiss, baby, you must

Don't ever let me forget, girl

A time that never was

A time that never was

The time that never was

Oh, the time that never was

A time that never was

The Wish lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Dirty old street all slushed up in the rain and snow

Little boy and his ma shivering outside a rundown music store window

That night on top of a Christmas tree shines one beautiful star

And lying underneath a brand-new Japanese guitar

I remember in the morning, ma, hearing your alarm clock ring

I'd lie in bed and listen to you gettin' ready for work

The sound of your makeup case on the sink

And the ladies at the office, all lipstick, perfume and rustlin' skirts

And how proud and happy you always looked walking home from work

If pa's eyes were windows into a world so deadly and true

You couldn't stop me from looking but you kept me from crawlin' through

And if it's a funny old world, mama, where a little boy's wishes come true

Well I got a few left in my pocket and a special one just for you

It ain't no phone call on Sunday, flowers or a Mother's Day card

It ain't no house on a hill with a garden and a nice little yard

I got my hot rod down on Bond Street, I'm older but you'll know me in a glance

We'll find us a little rock 'n roll bar and baby we'll go out and dance

Well it was me in my Beatle boots, you in pink curlers and matador pants

Pullin' me up off the couch to do the twist for my uncles and aunts

Well I found a girl of my own now, ma, I popped the question on your birthday

She stood waiting on the front porch while you were telling me to get out there

And say what it was that I had to say

Last night we all sat around laughing at the things that guitar bought us

And I laid awake thinking 'bout the other things it's brought us

Well tonight I'm takin' requests here in the kitchen

This one's for you, ma, let me come right out and say it

It's overdue, but baby, if you're looking for a sad song, well I ain't gonna play it

This Hard Land lyrics - Bruce Springsteen

Hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds I've sown

Can you give me a reason sir as to why they've never grown

They've just blown around from town to town

Till they're back out on these fields

Where they fall from my hand

Back into the dirt of this hard land

Now me and my sister

From Germantown we did ride

We made our bed, sir

From the rock on the mountainside

We been blowin' around from town to town

Looking for a place to stand

Where the sun burst through the cloud to fall like a circle

Like a circle of fire down on this hard land

Now even the rain it don't come 'round

It don't come 'round here no more

And the only sound at night's the wind

Slammin' the back porch door

It just stirs you up like it wants to blow you down

Twistin' and churnin' up the sand

Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' face down

Face-down in the dirt of this hard land

From a building up on the hill

I can hear a tape deck blastin' "Home on the Range"

I can see them Bar-M choppers sweepin' low across the plains

It's me and you Frank we're lookin' for lost cattle

Our hooves twistin' and churnin' up the sand

We're ridin' in the whirlwind searchin' for lost treasure

Way down south of the Rio Grande

We're ridin' cross that river in the moonlight

Up onto the banks of this hard land

Hey Frank, won't ya pack your bags

And meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall

Just one kiss from you my brother and we'll ride until we fall

Well sleep in the fields, we'll sleep by the rivers

And in the morning we'll make a plan

Well, if you can't make it

Stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive

If you can

And meet me in a dream of this hard land