Bruce Springsteen

[fox69]

SHACKLED AND DRAWN

SHACKLED AND DRAWN


one
one
one, two, three, four

great morning light splits through the shade
another day older and closer to the grave
i'm closer to the grave and come the dawn
i woke this morning shackled and drawn

shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
trudging through the dark in a world gone wrong
woke up this morning shackled and drawn

whoa!
alright, yeah!

i always love the feel of sweat on my shirt
stand back, son, and let a man work
let a man work, is that so wrong
i woke up this morning shackled and drawn

shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
what's a poor boy to do in a world gone wrong
woke up this morning shackled and drawn

freedom, son, is a dirty shirt
the sun on my face and my shovel in the dirt
the shovel in the dirt keeps the devil gone
i woke up this morning shackled and drawn



shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
what's a poor boy to do but keep singing this song
i woke up this morning shackled and drawn

whoa whoa whoa!

whoa whoa whoa!

whoa whoa whoa!

gambling man rolls the dice, working man pays the bills
it's still fat and easy up on bankers hill
up on bankers hill the party's going strong
down here below we're shackled and drawn

shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
trudging through the dark in a world gone wrong
woke up this morning shackled and drawn

shackled and drawn, shackled and drawn
pick up the rock, son, and carry it on
what's a poor boy to do but keep singing this song
i woke up this morning shackled and drawn
whoa!

whoa whoa-whoa!
whoa whoa-whoa!

whoa whoa-whoa!
whoa whoa-whoa!
whoa whoa-whoa!

(i want everybody to stand up)
(i want everybody to stand up and be counted tonight)
(you know we got to pray together)
(but i want everybody to stand up)
(i want everybody to stand up and be counted tonight)

 

[fox69]

SHE'S LEAVING

SHE'S LEAVING


She?s leaving, she?s leavingEverybody knowsShe?s leaving, she?s leavingAnd I feel like such a foolShe left me standing here just two feet tallI just don?t know how she could do itIn front of our friends and allShe had better things to do and bigger plansI thought we could make it with just us twoBut I guess we can?t?cause she can?tAnd I?m only one manBut I love herIt?s winterSuddenly it?s winterAnd I feel so cold insideIt?s differentIt could?ve been so differentIf only she didn?t feel that need to lieWhat?s the matter girlDidn?t you think I was that strongThat you couldn?t tell meWhat was going on

 

[fox69]

SHE'S SO FINE

SHE'S SO FINE


Hey babyWell she?s vicious as a razorResting on your mainlineShe?s brutal as an aceLaid on the table at just the right timeShe?s like a devil-womanBut she?s locked in over-driveHer eyes are cold stoneBut she?s backed by a power-glideShe?s sweet, she?s educatedShe knows about history, geometryShe?s so fineOh she says I ain?t got the loveI ain?t got the timeAin?t gonna give you no kissAin?t gonna hand yaAll I want?s a ride, sweet williamAll I want?s a rideAnd it?s oh baby, oh babyWon?t you come, don?t you wanna go for a ride? I?ll get in my car and burn it upNow switch on the radio and turn it upAnd we?re gonna be burning down a straight loadI want some love and I got to truck alongWell she?s vicious as a razorResting on your mainlineShe?s brutal as an aceLaid on the table at just the right timeShe?s like a devil-womanBut she?s locked in over-driveHer eyes are cold stoneBut she?s backed by a power-glideShe?s so educatedShe?s got a nice mama, she got a nice popShe?s so fineOh and the boys say she swings a silver rodthe kids call her angelSome kids call her God down on lover?s laneBe my babyWon?t you be my loverCome on babyI said hey baby

 

[fox69]

SHE'S THE ONE

SHE'S THE ONE


With her killer graces
And her secret places
That no boy can fill
With her hands on her hips
Oh and that smile on her lips
Because she knows that it kills me
With her soft French cream
Standing in that doorway like a dream
I wish she'd just leave me alone
Because French cream won't soften them boots
And French kisses will not break that heart of stone
With her long hair falling
And her eyes that shine like a midnight sun
Oh she's the one
She's the one

That thunder in your heart
At night when you're kneeling in the dark
It says you're never gonna leave her
But there's this angel in her eyes
That tells such desperate lies
And all you want to do is believe her
And tonight you'll try
Just one more time
To leave it all behind
And to break on through
Oh she can take you
But if she wants to break you
She's gonna find out that ain't so easy to do
And no matter where you sleep
Tonight or how far you run
Oh she's the one
She's the one

Oh and just one kiss
She'd fill them long summer nights
With her tenderness
That secret pact you made
Back when her love could save you
From the bitterness
Oh she's the one
Oh she's the one
Oh she's the one
Oh she's the one

 

[fox69]

SHENANDOAH

SHENANDOAH


The Missouri, she's a might river
Away you rolling river
The red man's camp lies on her borders
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

A white man loved an Indian maiden
Away you rolling river
With notions sweet his canoe was laden
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

O Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away you rolling river
I'll take her 'cross the rolling water
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

The chief disdained the trader's dollars
Away you rolling river
My daughter never you shall follow
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

At last there came a Yankee skipper
Away you rolling river
He winked his eye, and he tipped his flipper
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

He sold the chief that fire-water
Away you rolling river
And 'cross the river he stole his daughter
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

O Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away you rolling river
Across the wide and rolling water
Away, we're bound away across the wide
Missouri

 

[fox69]

SHERRY DARLING

SHERRY DARLING


Your mammas yappin in the back seat
Tell her to push over and move them big feet
Every monday morning I gotta drive her down to the unemployment agency
Well this morning I aint fighting tell her I give up
Tell her she wins if shell just shut up
But it's the last time that she's gonna be ridin with me

(chorus)
You can tell her there's a hot sun beatin on the blacktop
She keeps talkin shell be walkin that last block
She can take a subway back to the ghetto tonight
Well I got some beer and the highways free
And I got you, and baby youve got me.
Hey, hey, hey whataya say sherry darlin

Now there's girls melting on the beach
And they're so fine but so far out of reach
Cause Im stuck in traffic down here on 53rd street
Now sherry my love for you is real
But I didn't count on this package deal
And baby this car just aint big enough for her and me

(chorus)
So you can tell her there's a hot sun beatin on the blacktop
She keeps talkin shell be walkin that last block
She can take a subway back to the ghetto tonight
Well I got some beer and the highways free
And I got you, and baby youve got me.
Hey, hey, hey whataya say sherry darlin

Well let there be sunlight, let there be rain
Let the brokenhearted love again
Sherry we can run with our arms open before the tide
To all the girls down at sacred heart
And all you operators back in the park
Say hey, hey, hey whataya say sherry darlin
Hey, hey, hey, whataya say sherry darlin

 

[fox69]

SHUT OUT THE LIGHT

SHUT OUT THE LIGHT


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 in 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 4:00 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

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

 

[fox69]

SILVER PALOMINO

SILVER PALOMINO


(A mother dies leaving her young son
to come to terms with the loss.
In remembrance of Fiona Chappel,
for her sons Tyler and Oliver.)

I was barely 13 years old
She came out of the Guadalupe's on a night so cold
Her coat was frosted diamonds in the sallow moon's glow
My silver palomino
Sixteen hands from her withers to the ground
I lie in bed and listen to the sound
Of the west Texas thunder roll
My silver palomino
I track her into the mountains she loved
Watch her from the rocks above
She'd dip her neck and drink from the winter flows
My silver palomino
Our mustaneros were the very best, sir
But they could never lay a rope on her
No corral will ever hold
The silver palomino

In my dreams bareback I ride
Over the pradera low and wide
As the wind sweeps out the draw
'Cross the scrub desert floor

I'd give my riata and spurs
If I could be forever yours
I'd ride into the serrania where no one goes
For my silver palomino
Summer drought come hard that year
Our herd grazed the land so bare
Me and my dad had to blowtorch the thorns off the prickly pear
And mother, your hand slipped from my hair

Tonight I wake early the sky is pearl, the stars aglow
I saddle up my red roan
I ride deep into the mountains along a ridge of pale stone
Where the air is still with the coming snow
As I rise higher I can smell your hair
The scent of your skin, mother, fills the air
'Midst the harsh scrub pine that grows
I watch the silver palomino

 

[fox69]

SINALOA COWBOYS

SINALOA COWBOYS


Miguel came from a small town in northern Mexico
He came north with his brother Luis to California three years ago
They crossed at the river levee when Luis was just 16
And found work together in the fields of the San Joaquin
They left their friends and family
Their father said "My sons one thing you will learn
For everything the north gives it exacts a price in return."
They worked side by side in the orchards
From morning till the day was thru
Doing the work the hueros wouldn't do

Word was out some men in from Sinaloa were looking for some hands
Well deep in Fresno county there was a deserted chicken ranch
There was a small tin shack on the edge of a ravine
Miguel and Luis stood cooking methamphetamine

You could spend a year in the orchards
Or make half as much in one ten-hour shift
Working for the men from Sinaloa
But if you slipped the Hydriodic acid
Could burn right thru your skin
They'd leave you spittin' up blood in the desert
If you breathed those fumes in

It was early one winter evening as Miguel stood watch outside
When the shack exploded lighting up the valley night
Miguel carried Luis' body over his shoulder down a swale
To the creekside and there in the tall grass Luis Rosales died

Miguel lifted Luis' body into his truck and then he drove
To where the morning sunlight fell on a eucalyptus grove
There in the dirt he dug up 10000 dollars all that they'd saved
Kissed his brother's lips and placed him in his grave

 

[fox69]

SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE

SO YOUNG AND IN LOVE


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
You'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 filles 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 band 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 'bout hangin' out with trash
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