Bruce Springsteen

[fox69]

LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT

LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT


She said we could just sleep together,There?d be nothing wrong.We could just hold each other with our clothes on.I went to answer, I don?t think we should.Then I heard a voice say, yeah, I guess we could.She kissed me lightly and said you know sometimes when you?re down,It?s the little things that countIt?s the little things that countIt?s the little things...She said it was too late, I really shouldn?t try to drive.She unbuttoned my shirt and whispered just close your eyes.Here, let me take your boots off, you know sometimes when your luck?s run outIt?s the little things that countIt?s the little things that countIt?s the little things...Bridge: her dress rode lightly as she walkedThen she pulled the covers down.(harmonica break)Well I was so dry, she held a water glass to my lips,And the polish on her nail was chipped.She said she had a boyfriend that I reminded her of.His hair was the same muddy brown; she stuck her tongue in my mouth...

 

[fox69]

LIVIN' IN THE FUTURE

LIVIN' IN THE FUTURE


A letter come blowin' in
On an ill wind
Somethin' 'bout me and you
Never seein' one another again
And what I knew had come
Stars struck deaf and dumb
Like when we kissed
That taste of blood on your tongue

Don't worry, darlin'
No baby, don't you fret
We're livin' in the future
And none of this has happened yet
Don't worry, darlin'
No baby, don't you fret
We're livin' in the future
And none of this has happened yet

Woke up election day
Sky's gunpowder and shades of grey
Beneath the dirty sun
I whistle my time away
Then just about sun down
You come walkin' through town
Your boot heels clickin' like
The barrel of a pistol spinnin' round

Don't worry, darlin'
No baby, don't you fret
We're livin' in the future
And none of this has happened yet
Don't worry, darlin'
No baby, don't you fret
We're livin' in the future
And none of this has happened yet

The earth it gave away
The sea rose towards the sun
I opened up my heart to you
It got all damaged and undone
My ship Liberty sailed away
On a bloody red horizon
The groundskeeper opened the gates
And let the wild dogs run

[Instrumental]

Alone I limp through town
A lost cowboy at sundown
Got my monkey on a leash
Got my ear tuned to the ground
My faith's been torn asunder
Tell me is that rollin' thunder
Or just the sinkin' sound
Of somethin' righteous goin' under

Don't worry, darlin'
No baby, don't you fret
We're livin' in the future
And none of this has happened yet
Don't worry, darlin'
No baby, don't you fret
We're livin' in the future
And none of this has happened yet
None of this has happened yet
None of this has happened yet
None of this has happened yet
None of this has happened yet

[Instrumental]

Na na na na, na na na na-na
Na na na na, na na na na-na
Na na na na, na na na na-na
Na na na na, na na na na-na
Na na na na, na na na na-na
Na na na na, na na na na-na
Na na na na, na na na na-na
[fades]

 

[fox69]

LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD


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

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 teh refinery towers where the great black river flows
OI'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 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

 

[fox69]

LIVING PROOF

LIVING PROOF


Well now on a summer night in a dusky room
Come a little piece of the Lord?s undying light
Crying like he swallowed the fiery moon
In his mother?s arms it was all the beauty I could take
Like the missing words to some prayer that I could never make
In a world so hard and dirty so fouled and confused
Searching for a little bit of God?s mercy
I found living proof
I put my heart and soul I put ?em high upon a shelf
Right next to the faith the faith that I?d lost in myself
I went down into the desert city
Just tryin? so hard to shed my skin
I crawled deep into some kind of darkness
Lookin? to burn out every trace of who I?d been
You do some sad sad things baby
When it?s you you?re tryin? to lose
You do some sad and hurtful things
I?ve seen living proof

You shot through my anger and rage
To show me my prison was just an open cage
There were no keys no guards
Just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars

Well now all that?s sure on the boulevard
Is that life is just a house of cards
As fragile as each and every breath
Of this boy sleepin? in our bed
Tonight let?s lie beneath the eaves
Just a close band of happy thieves
And when that train comes we?ll get on board
And steal what we can from the treasures treasures of the Lord
It?s been a long long drought baby
Tonight the rain?s pourin? down on our roof
Looking for a little bit of God?s mercy
I found living proof

 

[fox69]

LOCAL HERO

LOCAL HERO


I was driving through my hometown
I was just kinda killin? time
When I seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting
From the window of the five and dime
I couldn?t quite recall the name
But the pose looked familiar to me
So I asked the salesgirl "Who was that man
Between the doberman and Bruce Lee ?"
She said "Just a local hero"
"Local hero" she said with a smile
"Yeah a local hero he used to live here for a while"
I met a stranger dressed in black
At the train station
He said "Son your soul can be saved"
There?s beautiful women nights of low livin?
And some dangerous money to be made
There?s a big town ?cross the whiskey line
And if we turn the right cards up
They make us boss the devil pays off
And them folks that are real hard up
They get their local hero
Somebody with the right style
They get their local hero
Somebody with just the right smile

Well I learned my job I learned it well
Fit myself with religion and a story to tell
First they made me the king then they made me pope
Then they brought the rope

I woke to a gypsy girl sayin? "Drink this"
Well my hands had lost all sensation
These days I?m feeling all right
?Cept I can?t tell my courage from my desperation
From the tainted chalice
Well I drunk some heady wine
Tonight I?m layin? here
But there?s something in my ear
Sayin? there?s a little town just beaneath the floodline
Needs a local hero
Somebody with the right style
Lookin? for a local hero
Someone with the right smile
Local hero local hero she said with a smile
Local hero he used to live here for a while

 

[fox69]

LONESOME DAY

LONESOME DAY


Once I thought I knew
Everything I needed to know about you
Your sweet whisper, Your tender touch
But I didn't really know that much
Joke's on me, It's gonna be okay
If I can just get through this lonesome day

Hell's brewin' dark sun's on the rise
This storm'll blow through by and by
House is on fire, Viper's in the grass
A little revenge and this too shall pass
This too shall pass, I'm gonna pray
Right now all I got's this lonesome day

It's allright? It's allright? It's allright

Better ask questions before you shoot
Deceit and betrayals bitter fruit
It's hard to swallow, come time to pay
That taste on your tongue don't easily slip away

Let kingdom come I'm gonna find my way
Through this lonesome day

 

[fox69]

LONG WALK HOME

LONG WALK HOME


Last night I stood at your doorstep
Trying to figure out what went wrong
You just slipped something into my palm and you were gone

I could smell the same deep green of summer
'Bove me the same night sky was glowin'
In the distance I could see the town where I was born

It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
A long walk home

In town I pass Sal's grocery
Barber shop on South Street
I looked in their faces*
They're all rank strangers to me*
Well Veteran's Hall high upon the hill
Stood silent and alone
The diner was shuttered and boarded
With a sign that just said "gone"

It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home

[Guitar break]
[Sax break]

Here everybody has a neighbor
Everybody has a friend
Everybody has a reason to begin again

My father said "Son, we're lucky in this town,
It's a beautiful place to be born.
It just wraps its arms around you,
Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone"

"Your flag flyin' over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone.
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"

It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home

 

[fox69]

LOOK TO THE LAND

LOOK TO THE LAND


Well, I dreamed I was a gypsy riding the landWith a tambourine and a gypsy queen and a rainbow caravan? ? ? ? ? ? ? yeah, but I won?t beStealing diamonds from the rich men to throw in the seaSinging look to the land ?cause the land is the keyKeep an eye on the lake, yeah and an eye on the seaYes, I dreamed I was a cabin boy on that american clipper line? ? ? ? ? ? southcarolineOh bring flowers for the captain that they may not wiltOn the ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (yeah, allright)Yes I dreamed I was the captain of a river queenCarressing mississippi waters down to new orleansJust a riverboat captain that?s what I want to beWon?t you come on now I?ll let you ride my ? ? Singin? look towards the river for the river?s the keyKeep an eye on the river and an eye on the sea (and you know it?s allright)Where the sun shines I will go mama take my handI wanna bring you to the lakeAnd the wild wind blows and the mountains grow and the people knowYes they know you must let the river flow, let the river goWhere the river flows I will follow, where the sun shines I must goNow mama, take my hand I wanna bring you to the lakeWhere the wild wind blows and the people knowAnd the mountains grow, yes they growAnd the river flows, gotta let the river flowYes I dreamed I was a river flowing freeAnd I dreamed that ? ? just flow naturallyYes I dreamed I was a crystal mountain streamRunning down the biggest mountain you?ve ever seen, singin?Look towards the river for ? ? ? ? ? Keep an eye on the river and an eye on the seaDreamed I was your lover ?cause that?s what I wanna beI dreamed that every night you dreamed only of meWe?ll walk together by the sea hand in handI?d tell you you were my only woman and I?ll be your only man, singin?Look towards the lovers for they are the keyKeep an eye on the lovers and an eye on the war machine

 

[fox69]

LOOKING OUT FOR NO. 1

LOOKING OUT FOR NO. 1


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 no. 1

Well mr. outside
All your money and your power
Won't help you come the dark hour
Well kingdoms crumble
Unto your feet
You're lest 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 no. 1

Dark glasses and money for hire
He got (?) and hight tension wire (?)
He got 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 no. 1

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

 

[fox69]

LOOSE CHANGE

LOOSE CHANGE


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 change in my pocket