Bruce Springsteen

[fox69]

WITH EVERY WISH

WITH EVERY WISH


Ol? catfish in the lake we called him Big Jim
When I was a kid my only wish was to get my line in him
Skipped church one Sunday rowed out and throw?d in my line
Jim took that hook pole and me right over the side
Went driftin? down past old tires and rusty cans of beer
The angel of the lake whispered in my ear
"Before you choose your wish son
You better think first
With every wish there comes a curse"

I fell in love with beautiful Doreen
She was the prettiest thing this old town?d ever seen
I courted her and I made her mine
But I grew jealous whenever another man?d
Come walkin? down the line
And my jealousy made me treat her hard and cruel
She sighed "Bobby oh Bobby you?re such a fool
Don?t you know before you choose your wish
You?d better think first
?Cause with every wish there comes a curse"

These days I sit around and laugh
At the many rivers I?ve crossed
But on the far banks there?s always another forest
Where a man can get lost
Well there in the high trees love?s bluebird glides
Guiding us ?cross to another river on the other side
And there someone is waitin? with a look in her eyes
And though my heart?s grown weary
And more than a little bit shy
Tonight I?ll drink from her waters to quench my thirst
And leave the angels to worry
With every wish...

 

[fox69]

WITHOUT YOU

WITHOUT YOU


Monday, I go to work
Tuesday, can't find my shirt
Wednesday, I'm feelin' blue
I'm helpless, darlin'
Without you, without you
Without you, without you
Thursdays, everything's fine
Friday, I'm out of my mind
Friday, I'm out of my mind
Saturday, Sunday too
It's hopeless, darlin'
Without you, without you
Without you, without you

Each and every night of the week
I toss and turn in my sleep
Worryin' if you're all right
Wonderin' where you are tonight

 

[fox69]

WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY

WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY


Friday nights pay night guys fresh out of work
Talking about the weekend scrubbing off the dirt
Some heading home to their families some looking to get hurt
Some going down to stovell wearing trouble on their shirts

I work for the county out on 95
All day I hold a red flag and watch the traffic pass me by
In my head I keep a picture of a pretty little miss
Someday mister Im gonna lead a better life than this

Working on the highway laying down the blacktop
Working on the highway all day long I don't stop
Working on the highway blasting through the bedrock
Working on the highway, working on the highway

I met her at a dance down at the union hall
She was standing with her brothers back up against the wall
Sometimes wed go walking down the union tracks
One day I looked straight at her and she looked straight back

Working on the highway...

I saved up my money and I put it all away
I went to see her daddy but we didn't have much to say
Son can't you see that she's just a little girl
She don't know nothing about this cruel cruel world

We lit out down to florida we got along all right
One day her brothers came and got her and they took me in a black and white
The prosecutor kept the promise that he made on that day
And the judge got mad and he put me straight away
I wake up every morning to the work bell clang
Me and the warden go swinging on the charlotte county road gang

Working on the highway...

 

[fox69]

WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY

WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY


Last night I was out driving
Coming home at the end of the working day
I was riding alone through the drizzling rain
On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane
When I came upon a wreck on the highway

There was blood and glass all over
And there was nobody there but me
As the rain tumbled down hard and cold
I seen a young man lying by the side of the road
He cried Mister, won't you help me please

An ambulance finally came and took him to Riverside
I watched as they drove him away
And I thought of a girlfriend or a young wife
And a state trooper knocking in the middle of the night
To say your baby died in a wreck on the highway

Sometimes I sit up in the darkness
And I watch my baby as she sleeps
Then I climb in bed and I hold her tight
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night
Thinking 'bout the wreck on the highway

 

[fox69]

WRECKING BALL

WRECKING BALL


i was raised out of steel here in the swamps of jersey, some misty years ago
through the mud and the beer, and the blood and the cheers, i've seen champions come and go
so if you got the guts mister, yeah if you've got the balls
if you think it's your time, then step to the line, and bring on your wrecking ball

bring on your wrecking ball
bring on your wrecking ball
come on and take your best shot, let me see what you've got
bring on your wrecking ball

now my home was here in the meadowlands, where mosquitoes grow big as airplanes
here where the blood is spilled, the arena's filled, and giants play the games
so raise up your glasses and let me hear your voices call
come on!
cause tonight all the dead are here, so bring on your wrecking ball

bring on your wrecking ball
bring on your wrecking ball
take your best shot, let me see what you've got
bring on your wrecking ball

yeah we know that come tomorrow, none of this will be here
so hold tight to your anger
yeah, hold tight to your anger
hold tight to your anger, and don't fall to your fear



now when all this steel and these stories, they drift away to rust
and all our youth and beauty, it's been given to the dust
and our game has been decided, and we're burning down the clock
and all our little victories and glories, have turned into parking lots
when your best hopes and desires, are scattered to the wind
and hard times come, and hard times go
and hard times come, and hard times go
and hard times come, and hard times go
and hard times come, and hard times go
and hard times come, and hard times go
they're just gonna come again

bring on your wrecking ball
bring on your wrecking ball
come on and take your best shot, let me see what you've got
bring on your wrecking ball
bring on your wrecking ball
(bring on your wrecking ball)
bring on your wrecking ball
(bring on your wrecking ball)
take your best shot, let me see what you've got,
bring on your wrecking ball

 

[fox69]

WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET

WRONG SIDE OF THE STREET


Ah-One, two, three, four

Girl on the edge flippin' off the lamp
There'll be an end, darling, to your endless night
On the other side of the street
Yeah, light on portrait and the light in your face
And you'll be looking for another pretty place
Baby, this side of the street

Well, keep dreaming baby that your desire brings and girl
I know the sadness that you find in things, it's true
If you can't take the heat, what can I do?

Well, you and your poetry and your cuckoo world
Behind your face hides the face of a modern girl
Yeah, on the other side of the street
Yeah, you've got the look as if you own the world
Therefore, you go out there and they say that you can earn
Baby, on this side of the street

Well, you're tired of everyday bringing the same and so you
Go out looking for some strange new games
Well pretty soon you don't know the score anymore
All right!

[guitar solo]

Oh, I know you danger that your desire brings
And I know the strangeness that you'll find
Waiting and you'll see straighter then for you and for me
Yeah
Well turn on the end and baby turn off the lamps
There'll be an end, darling, to your endless night
On the wrong side of the street

Yeah and everyday, well, it just brings the same
You started looking for some other strange new game
On the wrong side of the street
Well, your desires for your sweet confusion
I'll walk away then, I don't buy your delusions
I'll see, open your eyes and see, girl
All right

 

[fox69]

YOU CAN LOOK

YOU CAN LOOK


Yesterday i went shopping buddy down to the mall
Looking for something pretty i could hang on my wall
I knocked over a lamp before it hit the floor i caught it
A salesman turned around said "boy you break that thing you bought it"

You can look but you better not touch boy
You can look but you better not touch
Mess around and you'll end up in dutch boy
You can look but you better not no you better not no you better not touch

Well i came home from work and i switched on channel 5
There was a pretty little girly lookin' straight into my eyes
Well i watched as she wiggled back and forth across the screen
She didn't get me excited she just made me feel mean

You can look...

Well i called up dirty annie on the telephone
I took her out to the drive-in just to get her alone
I found a lover's rendezvous the music low set to park
I heard a tappin' on the window and a voice in the dark

You can look...

 

[fox69]

YOU GOTTA FIGHT

YOU GOTTA FIGHT


Little girl in these changing times
You got to move on or left behind
Every day is a battle again
And the state of future looks so damned
... ... allright
And if you get it right
...
...
...
Well you just got to fight for what you want
You got to fight for what you want 2x
For what you want

...
Every guide (or better 'guy'?) leaves you so confused
... which way to turn
...
Oh yeah ...
All night ...
... ... with that stone

Remember that
You got to fight for what you want 3x
For what you want
...
Got to fight for what you want
You got to fight for what you want

 

[fox69]

YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME BABY

YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME BABY


Well, she comes to me like a childhood soul
Or an old time friend I ain't seen so long
When she sings to me, it's like a loving song
She can be so sweet, she don't do me no wrong

You mean so much to me, baby
You know you drive me crazy
You mean so much to me, baby
I want you for my girl

Well, sometimes she's like a baby playing with a toy,
Then she's so much woman she makes me feel like a little boy
And when she comes to me, and she's all alone,
And she cries: "Oh daddy, oh Daddy make me strong!"

That's when she means so much to me baby,
You know you drive me crazy
You mean so much to me, baby
I want you for my girl

 

[fox69]

YOU'LL BE COMIN' DOWN

YOU'LL BE COMIN' DOWN


White roses and misty blue eyes
Red mornings and nothing but grey skies
A cup of coffee, your heart shot clean through
Jacket you bought me gone daisy grey-blue
You're smilin' now but you'll find out
They'll use you up and spit you out now
Your head's spinnin' in diamonds and clouds
But pretty soon it turns out

You'll be comin' down now baby
You'll be comin' down
What goes around it comes around and
You'll be comin' down

Easy street and quick buck and true lies
Smile's as sad as those dusky blue skies
A silver plate of pearls my golden child
It's all yours at least for a little while
You'll be fine long as your pretty face holds out
Then it's gonna get pretty cold out
Endless streams of stars shootin' by
You got your hopes on high

You'll be comin' down now baby
You'll be comin' down
What goes around it comes around and
You'll be comin' down
For a while you'll go sparkling by
Just another pretty thing on high

[Sax solo]

Like a thief on a Sunday morning
It all falls apart with no warning
Satin sky's gone candy-apple green
The crushed metal of your little fine machine

You'll be comin' down now baby
You'll be comin' down
What goes around it comes around and
You'll be comin' down

You'll be comin' down now baby
You'll be comin' down
What goes around it comes around and
You'll be comin' down