Bruce Springsteen

[fox69]

I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE

I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE


Pour me a drink Theresa in one of those glasses you dust off
And I'll watch the bones in your back like the stations of the cross
'Round your hair the sun lifts a halo, at your lips a crown of thorns
Whatever the deal's going down, to this one I'm sworn

I'll work for your love dear
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love

The dust of civilizations and love's sweet remains
Slip off of your fingers and come drifting down like rain
The pages of Revelation lie open in your empty eyes of blue
I watch you slip that comb through your hair and this I promise you

I'll work for your love dear
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love

[Instrumental]

Well tears they fill the rosary, at your feet my temple of bones
Here in this perdition we go on and on
Now I see your pieces crumbled and our book of faith's been tossed
And I'm just down here searching for my own piece of the cross
In the late afternoon sun fills the room with a mist in the garden before the fall
I watch your hands smooth the front of your blouse and seven drops of blood fall

I'll work for your love dear
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love

 

[fox69]

I'M A ROCKER

I'M A ROCKER


I got a 007 watch and it's a one and only
Its got a i-spy beeper that tells me when you're lonely
I got a batmobile so I can reach ya in a fast shake
When your worlds in crisis of an impendin heartbreak

Now don't you call james bond or secret agent man
Cause they can't do it, like I can
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker - every day
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker

If you're hanging from a cliff or you're tied to the tracks, girl
Columbo split and you can't find kojak
True love is broken and your tears are fallin faster
Youre sufferin from a pain in your heart
Or some other natural disaster

Now I don't care what kind of shape you're in
If they put up a roadblock, I'll parachute in
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker - Im in love
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker - every day
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker - with you

So you fell for some jerk who was tall, dark and handsome
Then he kidnapped your heart and now he's holdin it for ransom
Well, like a mission impossible Im gonna go and get it back
You know I woulda taken better care of it, baby, than that

Sometimes I get so hot girl, well, I can't talk
But when Im with you I cool off , and I walk
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker, and I talk
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker, every day
Im a rocker, baby, Im a rocker, every day

 

[fox69]

I'M GOIN' DOWN

I'M GOIN' DOWN


We sit in the car outside your house
I can feel the heat coming 'round
I go to put my arm around you
and you give me a look like I'm way out of bounds
well you let out one of your bored sighs
Well lately when I look into your eyes
I'm goin down, down, down
I'm goin' down, down down
We get dressed up and we go out, baby, for the night
We come home early burning, burning in some fire fight
I'm sick and tired of you setting me up
Setting me up just to knock-a knock-a knock-a me down, down, down
I'm goin down, down, down
I'm goin' down, down down

I pull you close but when we kiss I can feel a doubt
I remember back when we started
My kisses used to turn you inside out
I used to drive you to work in the morning
Friday night I'd drive you all around
You used to love to drive me wild
But lately girl you get your kicks from just driving me down, down, down
I'm goin down, down, down
I'm goin' down, down down

 

[fox69]

I'M ON FIRE

I'M ON FIRE


Hey little girl is your daddy home
Did he go away and leave you all alone
I got a bad desire
I'm on fire
Tell me now baby is he good to you
Can do to you the things that I do
I can take you higher
I'm on fire

Sometimes it's like, someone took a knife
baby edgy and dull and cut a six-inch
valley through the middle of my soul
At night I wake up with the sheets soaking
wet and a freight train running through
the middle of my head
Only you can cool my desire
I'm on fire

 

[fox69]

IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND

IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND


We said wed walk together baby come what may
That come the twilight should we lose our way
If as were walkin a hand should slip free
Ill wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me

We swore wed travel darlin side by side
Wed help each other stay in stride
But each lovers steps fall so differently
But I'll wait for you
And if I should fall behind
Wait for me

Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true
But you and I know what this world can do
So lets make our steps clear that the other may see
And I'll wait for you
If I should fall behind
Wait for me

Now there's a beautiful river in the valley ahead
There neath the oaks bough soon we will be wed
Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees
Ill wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me
Darlin I'll wait for you
Should I fall behind
Wait for me

 

[fox69]

IF I WAS THE PRIEST

IF I WAS THE PRIEST


Part of the hammond demos.(recorded by allan clarke on solo album in 1975) written by bruceWell there?s a light on yonder mountainAnd it?s calling me to shineThere?s a girl over by the water fountainAnd she?s asking to be mineAnd ain?t that jesus, he?s standing in the doorwayWith a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs, so really fineHe says we need you up in dodge city, son?cause there?s oh so many bad boys (just too many outlaw)Tryin? to work the same lineWell now if jesus was the sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thiefOh and papa rode shotgun for the fargo lineThere?s still too many outlawsTryin? to work the same lineNow old sweet virgin maryShe runs the holy grail saloonWhere for a nickel they?ll give you whiskyAnd the personally blessed balloonAnd the holy ghost, he?s the host with the mostHe runs the burlesque showWhere they let you in for freeBut oh hit you for your soul when you goAnd mary serves mass on sundayAnd then she sells her body on mondayTo the bootlegger who will pay the highest priceBut he don?t know he got stuck with a loserMary?s a stone junkie, what?s more she?s a boozerAnd she?s only been made once or twiceBy some kind of magicWell things ain?t been the same in heavenEver since big bad bobby came to townHe?s been known to down elevenAnd then ask for another roundAnd me I got scabs on my kneesFrom kneeling way too longI gotta take a stand, be the man, up where you belongAnd forget about the old friends and the old timesBecause there?s just too many new boysTryin? to work the same lineWell now if jesus was the sheriff and I were the priestIf my lady was an heiress and my mama was a thiefOh and papa rode shotgun for the fargo lineThere?s still too many bad boysTryin? to work the same lineNow there?s a light on yonder mountainAnd it?s calling me to shineThere?s a girl by the water fountainAnd she?s asking to be mineAnd jesus, he?s standing in the doorwayWith his six-guns drawn, and ready to fanHe says we need you son, up in dodge cityBut I?m already overdue in cheyenne

 

[fox69]

IN MICHIGAN

IN MICHIGAN


Well my mother rolled over and died in michiganMy dog got hit by a truck and I cried in michiganI got drunk and puked up my guts in michiganBut I?m alright, I?m alright, I?m alright, I?m alrightAnd man I?m riding here tonight in michiganI ran a race and came in dead last in michiganYeah, I shot myself in the ass in michiganI was lookin? for someplace to feel free but they busted my for justBeing me in michiganBut alright, it?s alright, it?s alright, it?s alrightAnd baby I?m riding high tonight in michiganI ran into a little bad luck in michiganI met a woman ? ? ? Baby I?m running late but you got here one hell of a stateIn michiganOh michiganThis song has been played in a few towns in the us, each time theTitle has been changed and some of the lyrics as well.(gotj tour)

 

[fox69]

INTO THE FIRE

INTO THE FIRE


The sky was falling and streaked with blood
I heard you calling me then you disappeared into the dust
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

You gave your love to see in fields of red and autumn brown
You gave your love to me and lay your young body down
Up the stairs, into the fire
Up the stairs, into the fire
I need you near but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

It was dark, too dark to see, you held me in the light you gave
You lay your hand on me
Then walked into the darkness of your smoky grave
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire
I need your kiss, but love and duty called you someplace higher
Somewhere up the stairs into the fire

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your strength give us strength
May your faith give us faith
May your hope give us hope
May your love give us love

May your love give us love

 

[fox69]

IT'S A SHAME

IT'S A SHAME


Well I walk the way you want me to
And I'll talk the way you want me to
And I've tried to do all I can just to please you

Well I work hard every day for you
And I brought home all my pay for you
And I've cried my tears through the rain night and again

And oh whoa girl, it's a shame
Oh whoa girl, it's a doggone shame
We worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

Now I bought your gold and diamond rings
And I brought you home your pretty things
And I thought I'd shown all the love I had for you, yes I did

But as hard as I try it all falls through
Well maybe I was born to be just your fool
Trying to satisfy your every desire, each need you require

Well oh whoa girl, it's a shame
Oh whoa girl, it's a doggone shame
I worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

Someone now!
Whoa!
Whoaaa, whoa-hoo
Whoa

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame
Oh girl, it's a doggone shame
We worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh whoa girl, it's a shame
Oh whoa girl, it's a shame
Oh girl, it's a doggone shame
I worked so hard, but it's all in vain
Oh whoa, girl it's a shame
[Fades Out]

 

[fox69]

IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY

IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY


I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova
I could walk like Brando right into the sunThen dance just like a Casanova
With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet
Silver star studs on my duds like a Harley in heat
When I strut down the street I could feel its heartbeat
The sisters fell back and said "Don't that man look pretty"
The cripple on the corner cried out "Nickels for your pity"
Them downtown boys sure talk grittyIt's so hard to be a saint in the city
I was the king if the alley I could talk some trash
I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash
I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everythning cool
A backstreet gambler with the luck to lose
And when the heat came down it was left on the ground
The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street
Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat
I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat
It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy
And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead
As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straightahead
They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread
But it's too hot in these tunnels you can get hit up by the heat
You get up to get out at your next stop but they push you
back down in your seat
Your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet
Then you're outa that hole and back up on the street
And them South Side sisters sure look pretty
The cripple on the corner cries out "Nickels for your pity"
And them downtown boys sure talk grittyIt's so hard to be a saint in the city