Bruce Springsteen

[fox69]

TWO HEARTS IN TRUE WALTZ TIME

TWO HEARTS IN TRUE WALTZ TIME


Well the first frame finds her runningBut the night pushes her deep within the tunnelShe camouflages herself in dayglo paintAnd she sings her love songs through a funnelAnd she clings to the walls like a cat who callsThe shots for life and for deathWearing nothing but the make-up she usesTo try and cover up for herselfWell if she can?t hide her swordShe gives no terms for surrender?cause she?s living the third world warThe tunnel police, they steadily increaseThe search for where she hides her kidShe swings on a vine across the state lineThey measured the length of her skidShe never goes back to do something she didn?tOr undo something she didSmoke streams from the streetAnd the night is completeWith a long and fiery belchShe?s just another orphan annie cartoon and a raquel welchShe rides like caesar, brandishing a whipOn the hood of his squad carAs the siren wails she silently sailsLeaving footprints in the tarOh she breaks with the dawnAnd by morning she?s goneLeaving nothing but another nightShe returns to her homeLike a dog returns to a boneAnother unsatisfied wifeAnd there?s little boothSecure from the truthHe wants her more than he?s got the guts to say?cause as she needs to be realHe needs to concealThe realness of his placeSo he sings a little songAnd in a chiffon sarongShe performs a black ballet in spaceBut she?s another flop with a fancy nameAnd he?s just another cop with a pretty faceSo together they commit the ultimate crimeTwo hearts locked in true waltz time

 

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USED CARS

USED CARS


My sister's in the front seat with an ice cream cone
My ma's in the black seat sittin' all alone
As my pa steers her slow out of the lot
For a test drive down Michigan Avenue
Now, my ma, she fingers her wedding band
And watches the salesman stare at my old man's hands
He's telling us all about the break he'd give us
If he could, but he just can't
Well if I could, I swear I know just what I'd do

Now, mister, the day the lottery I win
I ain't ever gonna ride in no used car again

Now, the neighbors come from near and far
As we pull up in our brandnew used car
I wish he'd just hit the gas and let out a cry
Tell `em all they can kiss our asses goodbye

My dad, he sweats the same job from mornin' to morn
Me, I walk home on the same dirty streets where I was born
Up the block I can hear my little sister in the front seat blowin' that horn
The sounds echoin' all down Michigan Avenue

Now, mister, the day my numbers comes in
I ain't ever gonna ride in no used car again

 

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VALENTINE'S DAY

VALENTINE'S DAY


I?m driving a big lazy car rushin? up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand?s tremblin? over my heart
It?s pounding baby like it?s gonna bust right on through
And it ain?t gonna stop till I?m alone again with you

A friend of mine became a father last night
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39
They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home

Is it the sound of the leaves
Left blown by the wayside
That?s got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight
Is it the cry of the river
With the moonlight shining through
That ain?t what scares me baby
What scares me is loosin? you

They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head
And God?s light came shinin? on through
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin? and born anew
It wasn?t the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me
It wasn?t the bitterness of a dream that didn?t come true
It wasn?t the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms
No no baby it was you
So hold me close honey say you?re forever mine
And tell me you?ll be my lonely valentine I?m driving a big lazy car rushin? up the highway in the dark
I got one hand steady on the wheel and one hand?s tremblin? over my heart
It?s pounding baby like it?s gonna bust right on through
And it ain?t gonna stop till I?m alone again with you

A friend of mine became a father last night
When we spoke in his voice I could hear the light
Of the skies and the rivers the timberwolf in the pines
And that great jukebox out on Route 39
They say he travels fastest who travels alone
But tonight I miss my girl mister tonight I miss my home

Is it the sound of the leaves
Left blown by the wayside
That?s got me out here on this spooky old highway tonight
Is it the cry of the river
With the moonlight shining through
That ain?t what scares me baby
What scares me is loosin? you

They say if you die in your dreams you really die in your bed
But honey last night I dreamed my eyes rolled straight back in my head
And God?s light came shinin? on through
I woke up in the darkness scared and breathin? and born anew
It wasn?t the cold river bottom I felt rushing over me
It wasn?t the bitterness of a dream that didn?t come true
It wasn?t the wind in the grey fields I felt rushing through my arms
No no baby it was you
So hold me close honey say you?re forever mine
And tell me you?ll be my lonely valentine

 

[fox69]

VIBES MAN

VIBES MAN


Vibes man in the alley, play me your spitball serenade,And a deeper blue and you?ll be playing in your grave.Save your notes, spend them on your blues, boy.Help your darlin? yearlin? blues, boy.Hit the church note, ring it!Vibes man sing the trashcan hear your junkman singing.Fish lady, don?t you bait those tenement walls.Don?t take corner boys because they?re too easy.You were born black and blue,You didn?t have to wait for somebody to hit you.Take my arm, I?ll move with you down broadway.Take my arm, oh honey, I?ll walk with you down broadway.I?m the young man and I?ll be proud,And I can talk real loud.And I?m from out of town, too.Won?t you come home with me.Won?t you come home with me.But no, cause she won?t take a train,Oh, she won?t take that train.Oh, she won?t take a train.Oh, she won?t take that train.She won?t take a train.Oh, she won?t take that train.Oh, she won?t take a train.Oh, she won?t take that train.You won?t take the train.She won?t take the train.Cause she?s afraid those tracks are gonna slow her down.And when she turns around,I?m gonna be gone like the ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

 

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VIETNAM

VIETNAM


The runway rushed up at me, I felt the wheels touch down

Stood out on the blacktop, and took a taxi into town

Got off down on Main Street, to see what I recognized

All I seen was strange faces, watching a stranger passin' by



Vietnam, Vietnam, I don't man

Back in Vietnam



Went for my job back at the factory, down at the factory

The only thing I heard from the man at the desk

Is, "Son, understand if it was up to me"

'bout half the town's out of work

Ain't nothin' for you here

From the assembly line to the front-line

But I guess you didn't hear"



You died in Vietnam, you died in Vietnam

Now don't you understand, you died in Vietnam



Drive down my neighborhood

See the flags out on the porch

So I went to see my old baby

Down at First and Grand

Her mama told me she ran off

With a singer in a rock 'n' roll band



????

I can see me passin' by



You died in Vietnam, you died in Vietnam

Boy, don't you understand, you died in Vietnam



The runway rushed up at me, I felt the wheels hit down

I stood out on the blacktop, and took a taxi into town

Got off down on Main Street, to see what I could see

All I seen was strangers, watchin' a stranger pass by

And that stranger was me



Vietnam, Vietnam, oh-no man

Vietnam



Went to see my baby, down on First and Grand

To tell her I'd come home from away in Vietnam

Her mama came to the door and told me

Her mama told me she ran away

With a singer in a rock 'n' roll band

She said, "I'm sorry son, but we understand"



You died in Vietnam, you died in Vietnam

Now don't you understand, you died in Vietnam

 

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VIGILANTE MAN

VIGILANTE MAN


Rainy night down in the engine houseSleepin? just as still as a mouseA man came along and chase us out in the rainWell was that a vigilante man? Stormy days, we pass the time awaySleeping in some good warm placeA cop come along we give him a little raceSay was that a vigilante man? Well tell me why does a vigilante manTell me why does a vigilante manCarry that sawed off shotgun in his handsTo shoot his brothers and sisters down that no good vigilante manWell I ramble around from town to townYeah I ramble around from town to townYeah and they run us around like a wild herd of cattle lordIs that your vigilante man? Well tell me why does a vigilante manTell me why does a vigilante manCarry that club in his handsWould he beat an innocent man down that no good vigilante man

 

[fox69]

VIVA LAS VEGAS

VIVA LAS VEGAS


Bright light city
gonna set my
soul
gonna set my
soul on fire
There's a whole
lot a money just
ready to burn so
get those stakes
up higher
There's a
thousand pretty
women just
waitin' out there
They're all livin
Devil may care
and I'm just the
Devil with love to
spare
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas

How I wish that
there were more
than 24 hours in
a day
But even if there
were 40 more I
wouldn't sleep a
minute away
There's Blackjack,
Poker and the
Roulette Wheel
A fortune won
and lost on
every deal
All you need is
money and
nerves of steel
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas
with your neon
flashing
And your
one-armed
bandits crashing
All your
hopes down the
drain
Viva Las Vegas
turning day into
night time turnin
'night into day
time if you've seen it once you'll
never be the
same again

SOLO

Gonna keep on
the run
I'm gonna have
me some fun
If it costs me
my very last
dime
If I wind up
broke well I'll
always remember
that I had a
swinging time
I'm gonna give it
every thing I got
Lady Luck won't
you let the dice
stay hot
Let me shoot a
seven with every
shot
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Viva
Las Vegas
BUSTED................
SOLO OUT

 

[fox69]

WAGES OF SIN

WAGES OF SIN


When we fight and I wanna talk it out
You won't say nothing, nothing at all
You just sit there, you won't open that pretty mouth
I think you like keeping my back up against the wall

Wages of sin, you keep me paying
Wages of sin for wrongs that I've done
Wages of sin, you keep me paying
Wages of sin, one by one

I walk in the apartment, there's clothes thrown all over the place
You're crouched in the corner with makeup running down your face
I don't wanna believe what my heart keeps saying
You keep me on the line so you can keep me paying

Wages of sin, we keep paying
Wages of sin for the wrongs that we've done
Wages of sin, we keep paying
Wages of sin, that's how we have our fun

I remember when I was a little boy out where the cottonwoods grow tall
Trying to make it home through the forest before the darkness falls
Baby all the sounds I heard, even if they weren't real
I was running down that broken path with the devil snapping at my heels
I tried so hard, so hard in every way
Swore someday I'd grow up, just throw it all away
Cried all the tears, baby, that I could cry
Stomached all my fears 'til they came rushin' up inside
darlin' I'm losin' and it's a mean game
Still I play on just the same
Wages of sin, I keep paying
Wages of sin for some wrong that I've done
Wages of sin, well I keep paying
Wages of sin, one by one

 

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WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY

WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY


It's rainin' but there ain't a cloud in the sky
Musta been a tear from your eye
Everything'll be okay
Funny thought I felt a sweet summer breeze
Musta been you sighin' so deep
Don't worry we're gonna find a way

I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny day
Gonna chase the clouds away
Waitin' on a sunny day

Without you I'm workin' with the rain fallin' down
Half a party in a one dog town
I need you to chase the blues away
Without you I'm a drummer girl that can't keep a beat
And ice cream truck on a deserted street
I hope that you're coming to stay

I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny day
Gonna chase the clouds away
Waitin' on a sunny day

Hard times baby, well they come to tell us all
Sure as the tickin' of the clock on the wall
Sure as the turnin' of the night into day
Your smile girl, brings the mornin' light to my eyes
Lifts away the blues when I rise
I hope that you're coming to stay

 

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WALK LIKE A MAN

WALK LIKE A MAN


I remember how rough your hand felt on mine
On my wedding day
And the tears cried on my shoulder
I couldn?t turn away
Well so much has happened to me
That I don?t understand
All I can think of is being five years old following behind you at the beach
Tracing your footprints in the sand
Trying to walk like a man

By Our Lady of the Roses
We lived in the shadow of the elms
I remember ma draggin? me and my sister up the street to the church
Whenever she heard those wedding bells
Well would they ever look so happy again
The handsome groom and his bride
As they stepped into that long black limousine
For their mystery ride
Well tonight you step away from me
And alone at the altar I stand
And as I watch my bride coming down the aisle I pray
For the strength to walk like a man

Well now the years have gone and I?ve grown
From that seed you?ve sown
But I didn?t think there?d be so many steps
I?d have to learn on my own
Well I was young and I didn?t know what to do
When I saw your best steps stolen away from you
Now I?ll do what I can
I?ll walk like a man
And I?ll keep on walkin?