Bruce Springsteen : Misc: 1980s

The River outtake; released on Tracks

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We left the toys out in the yard

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I took my wife and kids and I left my home unguarded

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We packed what we could into the car

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No one here knows how it started

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Suddenly everything was just so out of control

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Now I want some answers, mister, I need to know

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I hear all the talk but I don't know what you're sayin'

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But I think I got a good idea of the game that you're playin'

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Roulette, that's the name

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Roulette, that's the game now

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Roulette, I don't believe what they're sayin'

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Roulette, and everybody's playin'

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I grew up here on this street where nothin' moves

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Just a strange breeze in a town full of worthless memories

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There's a shadow in my backyard

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I've got a house full of things that I can't touch

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Well all those things won't do me much good now I was a fireman out at Riker's, I did my job Mister, I've been cheated, I feel like I've been robbed I'm the big expendable, my life's just cancelled, null and void But what are you gonna do about your new boy

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Roulette, you're playin' with my life

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Roulette, with my kids and my wife

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Roulette, every day the stakes get bigger

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| Roulette, a different finger on the trigger |

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Down by the river that talks

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The night speaks in searchlights and shortwave radios squawk

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The police patrol the streets

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But I've left behind the man I used to be

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Everything he believed in and all that belonged to me

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I tried to find my way out to somewhere where I thought it'd be safe

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They stopped me at the roadblock they put up on the interstate

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They put me in detention but I broke loose and then I ran

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They said they want to ask me a few questions but I think they had other plans

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Now I don't know who to trust and I don't know what I can believe

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They say they want to help me but with the stuff they keep on sayin' I think those guys just wanna keep on playin'

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Roulette, with my life

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Roulette, with my kids and my wife

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Roulette, the bullet's in the chamber

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Roulette, who's the unlucky stranger

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Roulette, surprise, you're dead

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Roulette, the gun's to your head

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Roulette, the bullet's spinning in the chamber

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Roulette, pull the trigger, feel the click

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No further danger

Recorded live at Nassau Coliseum, NY; released on Tracks

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I had a dream our love would last forever

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I had a dream tonight my dream comes true

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And if you'll hold me tight

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We'll be riders, girl, on the night

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Ooh-ooh, I want a rendezvous Haven't I told you, girl, how much I like you I got a feeling that you like me too Well if you hold me tight We'll be riders, girl, on the night Ooh-ooh, I want a rendezvous

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You deserve so much more than this, girl

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Well I'm riding on the power and livin' on the promise

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In your last kiss Because I had a dream our love would last forever I had a dream tonight my dream comes true And if you'll hold me tight We'll be riders, girl, on the night

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Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, I want a rendezvous

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I want a rendezvous I want a rende- I want a rende- I want a rendezvous I want a rendezvous

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Capo:

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The River outtake; released on Tracks

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Once we ran and lived as one, in another world my little one

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Where whispering trees and dark rivers run, I told a dream to you

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Now outside the streets are gray, and the childhood games we played

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Have faded away

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My baby she has restless nights

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(She has restless nights)

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My baby she has restless nights On late-night movie screens young lovers look so sure Lost in wide-awake dreams that they can't afford Once I held you in my arms on a bed of stone Now, we have grown My baby she has restless nights (She has restless nights) My baby she has restless nights |

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| Once we ran and lived as one, in a different world my little one Where whispering trees and dark rivers run, I told a dream to you Now I pray darling for the night, we'll dance down these darkened halls

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Once again to fall, into a dream My baby she has restless nights (She has restless nights) My baby she has restless nights My baby she has restless nights (She has restless nights) My baby she has restless nights |

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The River outtake; released on Tracks

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One, two, three, four!

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Last night I dreamed he was runnin' through the outlands

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Tears streaming, your pretty face all a wreck

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I held your daddy's gun in my trembling hands

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Down the highway another stranger comes

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Riff1

You gotta take 'em baby when they come Little girl put on your best dress 'Cause we're going out on the town tonight Better bring along your switch-blade 'Cause for sure some fool's gonna wanna fight You've got to take 'em baby as they come

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You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come girl

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Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl

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Take 'em baby as they come God, save the rider in the black night Save the man who taught that it was right To do what they have done, girl TO become what we have become You gotta take 'em baby when they come Little girl gone are the days Faded away into a clear blue night And all the vows we made Lie shattered and broken in the morning light You gotta take 'em baby when they come You gotta take 'em, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em baby as they come

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I know your heart is breaking, I can feel it too girl

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Though my finger on the trigger's shakin'

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Here, I swear to you girl If I could take all your sorrow So that you'd never cry, girl, or be blue Come tomorrow, That's what I'd do for you, little one I swear I'll take 'em baby as they come Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em baby as they come Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em baby as they come Take 'em, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em as they come girl, take 'em as they come girl Take 'em baby as they come

Outro of drums and Riff1

The River outtake; released on Tracks

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A one, two, three, four!

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Well look out mamma, your little girl she has changed

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She cut her baby curls and she's got her act rearranged

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Well look out daddy, what she needs now she can't find at home

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Oh, Ricky wants a man of her, she wants a man of her

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Ricky wants a man of her own Mama says her little girl won't talk to her anymore She just goes in her room, turns on radio, and shuts the door She's got her own bathroom, TV, stereo, extension phone Oh but mama, Ricky wants a man of her She wants a man of her Ricky wants a man of her own

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Well, daddy says when he drops her off Friday night at the gym

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She slides way down in the front seat so the kids won't see her with him

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She don't do no work, she don't tell nobody when she's coming home

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She makes poor daddy wait down on the corner at midnight all alone

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She used to like me to take her to a ball-game or a movie show

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She used to make daddy take his little girl where she wanna go

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Now we're left peeking through the curtains every time that we hear a horn blow

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I guess Ricky wants a man of her own Well my folks say "son talk to her, if she'll listen to you" Yeah she listens real nice and she does what she wants to do Daddy says she wears her jeans so tight "Well you change 'em or you're stayin' home"

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Oh, but daddy Ricky wants a man of her, she wants a man of her

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Ricky wants a man of her own, she's almost grown

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Ricky wants a man of her, she wants a man of her

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Ricky wants a man of her own

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Well it seems like I'm caught up in your trap again And it seems like I'll be wearin' the same ol' chains

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Good will conquer evil and the truth will set you free

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Then I know someday I'll find the key Then I know somewhere I'll find the key Well it seems like I've been playin' the game way too long And it seems the game I played has made you strong Well when the game is over, I won't walk out a loser And I know that I'll walk out of here again And I know that someday I'll walk out of here again

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But now I'm trapped, oh yeah!

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Trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah!

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Now it seems like I've been sleepin' in your bed too long And it seems like you've been meanin' to do me harm But I'll teach my eyes to see beyond these walls in front of me And someday I'll walk out of here again Yeah I know someday I'll walk out of here again But now I'm trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah! Well it seems like I've been playin' the game way too long And it seems the game I played has made you strong Because I'm trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah! Trapped, oh yeah!

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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It's cloudy out in Pittsburgh, it's raining in Saigon

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Snow's fallin' all across the Michigan line

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Well she sits by the light of her Christmas tree

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With the radio softly on

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Thinkin' how a good man is so hard to find Well once she had a fella, once she was somebody's girl And she gave all she had that one last time Now there's a little girl asleep in the back room She's gonna have to tell about the meanness in this world And how a good man is so hard to find

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Well there's pictures on the table by her bed

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Him in his dress greens and her in her wedding white

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She remembers how the world was the day he left

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And now how that world is dead

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And a good man is so hard to find She ain't got no time now for Casanovas, yeah, those days are gone She don't want that anymore, she's made up her mind Just somebody to hold her As the night gets on When a good man is so hard to find Well she shuts off the TV and without a word And into bed she climbs Well she thinks how it was all so wasted And how expendable their dreams all were When a good man was so hard to find

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Well it's cloudy out in Pittsburgh

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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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

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Wages of sin, you keep me paying

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Wages of sin for wrongs that I've done

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Wages of sin, you keep me paying

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Wages of sin, one by one

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I walk in the apartment, there's clothes thrown all over the place You're crouched in the corner with makeup runnin' down your face I don't wanna believe what my, 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 wrongs that we've done Wages of sin, yeah, we keep paying Wages of sin, that's how we have our fun |

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I remember when I was a little boy out where the cotton-woods grow tall

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Trying to make it home through the forest before the darkness falls

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Baby, all the sounds I heard, even if they weren't real

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I was running down that broken path with the devil snapping at my heels

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I tried so hard, so hard in every way

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Swore someday I'd grow up and just throw it all away

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Cried all the tears, baby, that I could cry

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Stomached all my fears 'til they came rushin' up inside

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Darlin', I'm losin' and it's a mean game

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Still I play on and on just the same Wages of sin, yeah 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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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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At night I go to bed, but I just can't sleep

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I got something runnin' around my head, ooh, that just won't keep

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In the silence I hear my heart beatin', time slippin' away

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I got a time bomb tickin' deep inside of me, girl all I want to say

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I keep searchin' for you darlin', searchin' everywhere I go

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And when I find you there's gonna be just one thing that you gotta know

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One thing you gotta know

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My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down

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My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down At night I walk the streets lookin' for romance But I always end up stumblin' in a half trance I search for a connection in some new eyes They're hardly protection from too many dreams passed by I see you standin' across the room watchin' me without a sound I'm gonna push my way through that crowd I'm gonna tear your holy walls down Tear all your walls down My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down |

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Well hold still now darlin' hold still for God's sake

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'Cause I got me a promise I ain't afraid to make I ain't afraid to make My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down My love-love-love, love-love-love, will not let you down

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds I've sown

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Can you give me a reason sir, as to why they ain't never grown

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They've just blown around from town to town

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Back out on to these fields

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Where they fall from, from my hand

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Back into the dirt of this hard land (come on) Well me and my sister, from Germantown yeah, we did ride And we made our beds sir, from the rock on the mountainside We've been blowin' around from town to town Lookin' for a place to land Where the sun could break through the clouds and fall like a circle The circle of fire down on this hard land Well, now even the rain it don't come 'round, don't come 'round here no more And the only sound at night's the wind slammin' that back porch door Yeah, it stirs you up like it wants to just blow you down Twistin' and churnin' up the sand Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' face down Into the dirt of this hard land |

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Well, from a building up on the hill, I hear a tape deck blastin' Home On The Range And I can hear them Bar M choppers sweeping low across the plains It's me and you Frank, we're lookin' for lost cattle Our hooves twistin' and churnin' up the sand Yeah, we're ridin' in the whirlwind searching for a treasure Way down south of the Rio Grande We're ridin' across that river in the moonlight Yeah, up on to the banks of this hard land Well hey, Frank won't you pack your bags and meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall Ah, just one kiss from you my brother and we'll ride until we fall We'll sleep out in the fields, we'll sleep by the rivers And in the morning we'll make a plan Well, if you can't make it stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive if you can And meet me in a dream of this hard land |

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Dark weekends in the sun out on Chelsea Row

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Descending the stairs Frankie my one

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Check your makeup in the mirror come on baby let's go

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We'll dance round this dirty town 'til the night is all done

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Then all the finer things sleep alone tonight

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Then all the minor kings lose their thrones tonight

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Don't worry about us baby we'll be alright

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Well everybody's dying, this town's closing down

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Their all sittin' down at the courthouse waiting for 'em to take the flag down

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I see strange flashes in the sky up above

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Gonna spend the night at the drive-in with the one that I love

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At dusk the stars all appear on the screen

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Yeah just like they do each night in my dreams

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But tonight's no dream Frankie, I can feel myself too

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Walk softly tonight little stranger Yeah into these shadows we're passing through Talk softly tonight little angel

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You make all my dream worlds come true |

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| Well lately I've been standing out in the freezing rain Readin' them want ads out on Chelsea Road I'm winging down the street in search of new games Hustling through these nightlights' diamond glow Well Frankie I don't know what I m gonna find Maybe nothing at all, maybe a world I can call mine Shining like these streetlights down here on the strand Bright as the rain in the palm of your hand |

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Walk softly tonight, little stranger

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Into these shadows where lovers go

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Talk softly to me, little angel

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Whisper your secrets so soft and low Walk softly tonight, little stranger Into these shadows where lovers go Talk softly to me, little angel Whisper your secrets so soft and low Walk softly tonight, little stranger Into these shadows where lovers go Talk softly to me, little angel Whisper your secrets so soft and low Talk softly to me Talk softly to me Talk softly to me Talk softly to me |

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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You broke my heart, tore it apart

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Thought it was cute, thought it was smart

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But now I'm back and I got the strength of ten

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So I got a message for you my friend

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I'm daniel waiting in the lion's den

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Daniel waiting for that lion to come

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I'm daniel waiting in the lion's den

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Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum That old lion's mean and long in the tooth Like you baby he's out on the loose Messing hearts up time and time again Well it's time for that messing to end I'm daniel waiting in the lion's den Daniel waiting for that lion to come I'm daniel waiting in the lion's den Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Here we go!

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At night I hear you out prowling around Tearing guys up, staring 'em down Now that prowling's gonna come to no end I'm just biding my time, my little friend I'm daniel waiting in the lion's den Daniel waiting for that lion to come

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I'm daniel waiting in the lion's den

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Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum Dum, dum, dee, da dum dee dee dum dum

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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I woke up last night shaking from a dream, for in that dream I died

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My wife rolled over and told me that my life would be immortalized

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Not in some major motion picture, or great American novel, you see

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No, they're gonna make a TV movie out of me!

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Well now, it's one, two, three, you take the money

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Yeah, it's as easy as A-B-C

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Yeah, they're gonna make a TV movie out of me! Well, they can change my name or they can leave it, they can change my story too Or they can make me black or Chinese and do things that I never did do They're gonna give my life a whole new ending, And put me in prime time first-run And when it's over, what I did there will be what I done I don't want my name in a history book Nobody's ever gonna see No, they're gonna make a TV movie out of me! |

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Well Jimmy Lee was hookin' 'round the far turn of a funky southern Florida dirt track

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He had mud caked on his goggles and a screamin' 350 stacked up on his back

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Well as he passed the stands he was feelin' all tuckered out

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When through the roar of his engine he heard somebody shout

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"Stand on it, come on boy, stand on it" Mary Beth started to drift, she hit the shift but she just couldn't get a hand on it Racin' some Red Hill boys, she had the deed to the ranch and a grand on it With eight grand blowin' hot on the red line She blew past a hitchhiker out on Route 39 He hollered "Stand on it, go ahead baby, stand on it"

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Well now when in doubt and you can't figure it out, just stand on it Well, if your mind's confused, you don't know what you're gonna do

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Well if you've lost control of the situation at hand

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Go grab a girl, go see a rock and roll band

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And stand on it, come on man, stand on it

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Well now Columbus he discovered America even though he hadn't planned on it He got lost and woke up one morning when he's about to land on it He wouldn't of got out of Italy, man that's for sure Without Queen Isabella standing on the shore Shouting "Stand on it, go ahead man, stand on it" Well now when in doubt and you can't figure it out, just stand on it Well, if your mind's confused, you don't know what you're gonna do Well buddy, stand on it Well if you've lost control of the situation at hand Go grab a girl, go see a rock and roll band And stand on it, come on man, stand on it Bobby was leadin' the pack, he settled back and he got ready for the long haul Well fifty yards from the finish line somebody roared up and they blew him into the wall Well he rolled over twice, lucky to survive Layin' in the back of the ambulance more dead than alive Somebody shouted "Man, you call that drivin'? Why didn't you stand on it?" Stand on it, come on boy, stand on it Come on man, stand on it Come on boy, stand on it Come on baby, stand on it Come on man, stand on it Come on, let's stand on it Ah....

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Well my name is Catherine LeFevre

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I work at the Astrowash on Sunset and Vine

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I drop my kids at school in the morning

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And I pick them up at Mary's just 'fore supper-time Well I work down at the car wash For a dollar and a dime And mister, I hate my boss It's at the car wash I'm doing my time Pick up my water bottle and my towel, sir And I take 'em one by one From Mercedes to VW's I do 'em all and I don't favor none Well I work down at the car wash For a dollar and a dime And mister, I hate my boss It's at the car wash I'm doing my time

Guitar solo over verse chords

Well someday I'll sing in a night club I'll get a million-dollar break A handsome man will come here with a contract in his hand And say "Catherine, this has all been some mistake" Well I work down at the car wash For a dollar and a dime And mister, I hate my boss It's at the car wash I'm doing my time It's at the car wash I'm doing my time It's at the car wash I'm doing my time

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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She drew out all her money from the Southern Trust

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And put her little boy on a Greyhound bus

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Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand

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On a one-way ticket to the promised land Hey little girl with the red dress on There's party tonight down in Memphis town I'll be going down there if you need a ride The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died

Instrumental verse

We drove down into Memphis, the sky was hard and black Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac They'd drawn out all his money and they laid him in the back A woman cried from the roadside "Ah he's gone, he's gone" They found him slumped up against the drain With a whole lot of trouble running through his veins Bye-bye Johnny, Johnny bye-bye You didn't have to die, you didn't have to die

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Well the runway rushed up at him and he felt the wheels touch down

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He stood out on the blacktop and took a taxi into town

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He got out down on main street and went into a local bar

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He bought a drink and he found a seat in a corner in the dark Well, she called up her momma to get the kids 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 when the clock read 4 AM

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He was starin' at the ceiling, couldn't move his hands

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Oh, momma, momma, momma come quick

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I got the shakes and I'm gonna be sick

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Put your arms around me in the cold dark night

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Hey now momma won't you shut out the light

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Won't you shut out the light

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Won't you shut out the light

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Won't you shut out the light

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Won't you shut out the light On his porch they stretched a banner that said "Johnny, Welcome Home" Poppa pulled his ford out of the garage and they polished up the chrome His momma said "Johnny oh Johnny, I'm so glad to have you back with me" Hi pa said he's sure they'd give him his job back down at the factory Now, momma, momma, momma come quick... Now deep in the dark forest, a forest filled with rain Beyond a strip of Maryland pines there's a river without a name In the cold grey morning Mel Johnson he here stands He stares out at the lights of the city and dreams of where he's been Oh, momma, momma, momma come quick...

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Cynthia, when you come walking by you're an inspiring sight

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Cynthia, you won't smile or say hi but baby that's alright

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'Cause I don't need to hold you or taste your kiss

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I just like knowing, Cynthia, you exist

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In a world like this Cynthia, when you pass it seems like this whole town drops Cynthia, or maybe it's just baby and these fools stuck here punchin' this clock Well you give us a reason to stop just for a while Stop, stand and salute your style Yeah Cynthia

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Well now you ain't the finest thing I'll never have

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And when you go the hurt you leave, baby, it ain't so bad

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No it ain't Cynthia

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Yeah, there ain't a man in this whole town who'd say you ain't fine

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You hear the guys talkin', tell me baby do you mind?

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Well you make us happy, honey, when we feel sad

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To see something so good in a world gone bad

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There's still Cynthia oh yeah Cynthia, no one knows your number, no one knows where you live Cynthia, I wonder do you understand this strange thing you give Well baby is it your style, the mystery in your smile Or just how cool you walk in a world gone wild Tell me if you will, Cynthia Well I gotta be pretty naive to believe in you I know you ain't ever gonna be my dream come true That's alright, I got other dreams as good as you, Cynthia

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I said yeah, yeah, yeah, alright

Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks (which also has a 1985 version)

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Come on!

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Well, every spring when the weather gets warm

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They come pouring into town straight off of them farms

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Driving 455's running hard and strong

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They'd scratch built in them tool sheds all winter long

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'Neath the, 'neath the trestles drinking the beer and the wine

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Well now I hear a cry in the distance, and the sound of marching feet come and gone

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Well I'm sitting down here by this highway figuring, figuring just where, where I belong

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Tonight from up here on Signal Hill

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I watch a young man in a red shirt walking through a night so still

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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You may think I'm fooling, for the foolish things I do

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You may wonder how come I love you, when you get on my nerves like you do

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Well baby, you know you bug me, there ain't no secret about that

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Well come on over here and hug me and, baby, I'll spill the facts

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Well, honey it ain't your money, 'cause baby I got plenty of that

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I love you for your pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats

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Riding in the back, cruising down the street

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Waving to the girls, peeling out of sight

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Spending all my money on a Saturday night

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Honey, I just wonder what you do there

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In the back of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac Well, now way back in the Bible, temptations always come along There's always somebody tempting you, somebody into doing something they know is wrong Well they tempt you man with silver, and they tempt you sir with gold And they tempt you with the pleasures, that the flesh does surely hold They say Eve tempted Adam, with an apple man I ain't going for that I know it was her pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats Riding in the back, cruising down the street Waving to the girls, peeling out of sight Spending all my money on a Saturday night Honey, I just wonder what it feels like In the back of your pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac Now some folks say it's too big, and uses too much gas Some folks say it's too old, and that it goes too fast But my love is bigger than a Honda yeah, it's bigger than a Subaru Hey man there's only one thing and one car that will do Anyway we don't have to drive it honey, we can park it out in back And have a party in your pink Cadillac Pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats Riding in the back, cruising down the street Waving to the girls, peeling out of sight Spending all my money on a Saturday night Honey, I just wonder what you do there in the back of your Pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac Pink Cadillac, pink Cadillac ...

Capo:

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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You got your book baby with all your fears

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Let me honey and I'll catch your tears (na na na na)

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I'll take your sorrow if you want me to (na na na na)

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Come tomorrow, that's what I'll do, listen to me!

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Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no)

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Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no)

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Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no)

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Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Well you say you got no new dreams to touch You feel like a stranger babe who knows too much You come home late and get undressed You lie in bed and feel this emptiness, well listen to me! Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no)

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Till every river it runs dry Until the sun's torn from the sky Till every feel you've felt burst free Gone tumbling down into the sea, listen to me! Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no) Janey don't you lose heart (no no no no)

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Here comes a fireman, here comes a cop

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Here comes a wrench, here comes a car hop

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Been goin' on forever, it ain't ever gonna stop

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Everybody wants to be the man at the top

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Everybody wants to be the man at the top

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Everybody wants to be the man at the top, now

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Well, aim your gun son and shoot your shot

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Everybody wants to be the man at the top Now rich man poor man, beggar man thief Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief One thing in common they all got Everybody wants to be the man at the top Everybody wants to be the man at the top Everybody wants to be the man at the top now Well, aim your gun son and shoot your shot Everybody wants to be the man at the top, yeah

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Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah

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Man at the top says it's lonely up there

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If it is man, well, I don't care

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From the big white house to the parking lot

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Everybody wants to be the man at the top Here comes a banker, here comes a business man Here comes a kid with a guitar in his hand Dreaming of his record in the number one spot Everybody wants to be the man at the top Everybody wants to be the man at the top Everybody wants to be the man at the top, now Aim your gun son and shoot your shot Everybody wants to be the man at the top

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Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah (alright now) Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah (who's the man at the top) Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah (who's the man at the top) Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah Oh-oh alright, oh-oh-oh yeah

Capo:

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Born in the USA outtake; released on Tracks

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Billy got out of prison but he wasn't right

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Some like to drink or gamble, Billy liked to fight

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Hitchhiked to his home state of Maryland

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Went to his mom's mobile home where she took him in, alright Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light I ain't looking for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight Honey, rockaway these days, rockaway these nights Well, at a picnic one Sunday Billy met Mary Dove Mary looked at Billy, Billy fell in love Billy swore to Mary he'd always love her so They were married in the valley where the river flows, alright Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light I ain't looking for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight Honey, rockaway these days, rockaway these nights At a roadside bar Billy argued with a young man And he settled that argument with a razor in his hand With blood on his shirt back to Mary he did run She sighed, "Billy, oh Billy, what have you done?" He ran to his ma's trailer but the lights were dim He pounded on the door, she wouldn't let him in Up the road to a neighbor's house he drew near They said, "Billy go away, we don't want no trouble round here" Billy stole a car and headed out on the road Pocketful of pills and his brain on overload Seen some lights in his rear-view mirror, panicked and gave her the gun Wrapped himself round a telephone pole way out on 101 Well Billy got cut out by the highway patrol Just lay there with the cars passing on slow Sheriff told Billy's ma that Billy died She buried his body by the riverside, alright Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light I ain't looking for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight Honey, rockaway these days, rockaway these nights Well rich man want the power and the seat on the top Poor man want the money that the rich man got Honey tonight I'm feeling so tired and unsure Come on in Mary, shut the light, close the door Rockaway the days, rockaway the nights Gimme something to last me, baby, till the morning light I ain't looking for trouble, I ain't looking for a fight Honey, rockaway these days, rockaway these nights

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You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town

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Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list and checking it twice He's gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town

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Santa Claus is coming to town

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He sees you when you're sleeping

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He knows when you're awake

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He knows if you've been bad or good

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You better be good for goodness sake (Better be good for goodness sake!) You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town

Solo over verse chords

He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake He knows if you've been bad or good You better be good for goodness sake (Better be good for goodness sake!)

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Santa Claus is coming to town Santa Claus is coming to town

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Well a great black river a man had found So he put all his money in a hole in the ground And sent a big steel arm drivin' down, down, down Man now I live on the streets of Houston town Packed up my wife and kids when winter came along And we headed down south with just spit and a song But they said "Sorry son it's gone, gone, gone" It's all gone Well there's men hunkered down by the railroad tracks The Elkhorn Special blowin' my hair back Tents pitched on the highway in the dirty moonlight And I don't know where I'm gonna sleep tonight Parked in the lumberyard freezin' our asses off My kids in the back seat got a graveyard cough Well I'm sleepin' up in front with my wife Billy club tappin' on the windshield in the middle of the night Says "Move along man, move along" Well big limousine, long, shiny and black You don't look ahead you don't look back How many times can you get up after you've been hit? Well I swear if I could spare the spit I'd lay one on your shiny chrome And send you on your way back home So if you're gonna leave your town where the north wind blow To go on down where that sweet soda river flow Well you better think twice on it Jack You're better off buyin' a shotgun dead off the rack You ain't gonna find nothin' down here friend Except seeds blowin' up the highway in the south wind Movin' on, movin' on It's gone, gone, it's all gone

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Well a great black river a man had found

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So he put all his money in a hole in the ground

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Now I live on the streets of Houston town ...

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Well, I've been out of the woods for six days and nights, now Well, I'm a little hot wired but I'm feeling alright I got some money in my pocket and a long, lean ride, yeah I got to make it down to Galveston by Saturday night, now

A

Well, I'm a little down under but I'm feeling OK

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Got a little lost along the way

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I'm just around the corner to the light of day

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I'm just around the corner to the light of day, yeah Been driving five hundred miles, got five hundred to go, yeah I got rock and roll music on the radio I got a brother on a rig just off the Gulf Coast He says the girls down there, well, they're really the most, man Well, I'm a little down under but I'm feeling OK I got a little lost along the way Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah

I'm driving 100 miles, 200 miles, 300 miles

Train kept on a-rollin'

Going 400 miles, 500 miles, 600 miles

Train kept on a-rollin'

Going 700 miles, 800 miles, 900 miles

1,000 miles, 2,000 miles, 3,000 miles

I came a long, long way tonight

All the way to Hollywood, California

Via Sweden, via Paris, via Italia, via France

Via via London, England

Via the great state of New Jersey

And halfway across the United States

I wanna thank y'all for invitin' me into your living room tonight

I know there's millions of ya out there

I know you're downhearted

I know you're disenchanted

I know you're disillusioned

I know there's 57 channels and nothing on

Just one thing I wanna know tonight

There's just one thing I wanna know

But first I want you to get up off your couch

I want you to put the popcorn down

I want you to come on over to the TV set

I want you to turn it up real loud

I want you to take off all your clothes now

And what I want to know is anybody alive out there?

Well, I got thrown out of work on the Kokomo Don't ask me what I'm doing, I don't know I hope he wasn't joking when he wrote me that letter Things can't get any worse, they gotta get better I'm a little down under, feeling OK Got a little lost along the way Just around the corner to the light of day Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah Just around the corner to the light of day, yeah

Tunnel of Love outtake; released on Tracks

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Em

It's one for the money and one for the show

G

Cadd9

I got one kiss for you honey so come on let's go

Cadd9

Dsus2

I didn't see it coming but girl now I know

Dsus2

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It takes one for the running but two for the road One thousand dreams whispered in the dark But a dream's just a dream in one empty heart It takes more than one to rev it up and go So let's get it running, we're two for the road

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Two one-way tickets and a diamond ring

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Hell it don't matter what the rain might bring

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D

When this world treats you hard and cold

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I'll stand beside you, we're two for the road

Instrumental verse

When you're alone my love will shine the light Through the dark and starless night I'll hold you close and never let you go Come on now girl 'cause we're two for the road

Cadd9

Dsus2

Well it's two to get ready, babe come on let's go

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Yeah me and you girl we were two for the road

Instrumental verse x2

Capo:

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Tunnel of Love outtake; released on Tracks

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When you need me, call my name

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'Cause without you my life just isn't the same

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If you want me come sunny sky or rain

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When you need me, call my name

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If you miss me, I'll be there

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To brush the sunlight from your hair

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I'll be there to guide you when trouble walks beside you

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A

So if you need me, I'll be there

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D

And when this dirty world has been cold to you

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I've got two strong arms waitin' to hold you

D

So when those mean days come along

G

We'll stand together and we'll take 'em on

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A

So when you need me, call my name

Harmonica over verse chords

When you need me, call my name 'Cause without you my life just isn't the same 'Cause when this world kicked me around Baby you picked me up off the ground So when you need me, I'll be there

Tunnel of Love outtake; released on Tracks

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Dirty old street all slushed up in the rain and snow

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Little boy and his ma shivering outside a run-down music store window

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That night on top of a Christmas tree shines one beautiful star

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A

E

And lying underneath a brand new Japanese guitar I remember in the morning, ma, hearing your alarm clock ring I'd lie in bed and listen to you gettin' ready for work The sound of your makeup case on the sink And the ladies at the office, all lipstick, perfume, and rustlin' skirts And how proud and happy you always looked walking home from work If pa's eyes were windows into a world so deadly and true You couldn't stop me from looking but you kept me from crawlin' through And it's a funny old world, mama, where a little boy's wishes come true Well I got a few left in my pocket and a special one just for you It ain't no phone call on Sunday, flowers or a mother's day card It ain't no house on a hill with a garden and a nice little yard I got my hot rod down on Bond Street, I'm older but you'll know me in a glance We'll find us a little rock 'n' roll bar and baby we'll go out and dance

Instrumental verse

Well it was me in my Beatle boots, you in pink curlers and matador pants Pullin' me up off the couch to do the twist for my uncles and aunts Well I found a girl of my own now, ma, I popped the question on your birthday She stood waiting on the front porch while you were telling me to get out there And say what it was that I had to say Last night we all sat around laughing at the things that guitar bought us And I laid awake thinking 'bout the other things it's brought us Well tonight I'm taking requests here in the kitchen This one's for you, ma, let me come right out and say it It's overdue, but baby, if you re looking for a sad song, well I ain't gonna play it

Instrumental verse

Tunnel of Love outtake; released on Tracks

C

Two kids get married, same old thing

F

Folks congratulate you, church bells ring

C

Who's got the ring? Who's gonna pay the priest?

G

Get your name in the paper, picture or two at least

C

At the reception, all the old records play

F

"Where you gonna live? Are you gonna take her away?"

C

In a corner, my new nephew's showin' me his knife

G

"You swore that you'd love her for the rest of your life" |

C

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F

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C

G

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F

Went to kiss you at the altar, we bumped heads

C

Honeymoon night, we figured we best shake on it instead

F

Dressed kinda funny, laughin', we hop in bed

C

G

You can wear it on your feet, you can wear it on your head

C

Come mornin', my new family's sitting on the front porch swing

F

Smilin' kinda funny, nobody says a thing

C

My new brother-in-law's throwin' a football, he tosses me a pass

G

We all sit down at the front stoop, everybody happy at last |

C

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F

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C

Dm

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Em

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F

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Tunnel of Love outtake; released on Tracks

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Em

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Em

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Em

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Em

| Running down the highway half past eleven Waitin' for my odometer to roll straight sevens I'm a lucky man I went to see the gypsy the other night She looked in my palm, looked me in the eye Said "you're a lucky man"

A

Em

You're a lucky man Some folks got fortune, some got eyes of blue What you got will always see you through You're a lucky man Pa went from the army to the factory to the killing yard I make my living with my hands behind the wheel of this car I'm a lucky man

A

Hmm, I'm a lucky man

Em

Hmm, I'm a lucky man Messin' with me, man, it wouldn't be wise Roll them dice, son - ah snake eyes I'm a lucky man Had a girl in Calgary, I gave her up Man, that love thing was messin' with my luck I'm a lucky man I'll wake up tomorrow morning in another state Kiss me now, baby, before it's too late If you wanna kiss a lucky man |

A

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Em

| I don't miss no girl, I don't miss no home He travels fastest who travels alone He's a lucky man

A

Yea, he's a lucky man

Em

Whoa, he's a lucky man

Em

A man of word, in the palm of his hands |

Em

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D

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D

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Em

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x2

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Em

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Em

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Em

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Em

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Human Touch outtake; released on Tracks

A

You do the drying, I'll do the dishes

F#m

E

Who'll do the crying when all the wishes don't come true

A

You do the washing, I'll do the folding

F#m

E

Whose heart is breaking when whose arms are holding someone new

D

Sittin' on a peaceful lake sunnin'

F#m

Didn't hear the roar of the waterfall coming

Bm

E

When it's all a storybook story

Bm

E

When it's all so easy and nice

A

Here comes trouble in paradise

A

You did the dusting, I did the sweeping

F#m

E

You did the driving oh and I did the sleeping a little too long

D

On a picnic 'neath the sky so blue

F#m

We didn't see the rain and heartache coming through

Bm

E

When it's all an old black and white movie

Bm

E

And you're sure you've seen the ending twice

A

D

Here comes trouble in paradise

D

You said everything was fine

D

A

I'm sorry, baby, I didn't see the signs Oh so beautifully you read your lines

C#m

D

But in a play where the hero has no vice

C#m

D

And love comes without a price

A

So does trouble in paradise

A

Don't matter who did the dusting or who did the sweeping

F#m

E

Who did the trusting or who did the cheating when it's all gone

D

Laying in a field on a summer's day

F#m

Waitin' for those gray skies to clear away

Bm

E

Knowing all love's glory and beauty

Bm

E

Can vanish before you think twice

A

Leaving trouble in paradise

A

Now we share the laughing, we share the joking

F#m

E

A

Oh we do the sleeping with one eye open

Bruce Springsteen : Misc: 1980s

Roulette
1980

Rendezvous
1980

Restless Nights
1980

Take 'Em As They Come
1980

Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
1980

Trapped
1981

A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
1982

Wages Of Sin
1982

My Love Will Not Let You Down
1982

This Hard Land
1982

Frankie
1982

Lion's Den
1982

TV Movie
1983

Stand On It
1983

Car Wash
1983

Johnny Bye-Bye
1983

Shut Out The Light
1983

Cynthia
1983

Brothers Under The Bridges
1983

Pink Cadillac
1983

Janey, Don't You Lose Heart
1983

Man At The Top
1984

Rockaway The Days
1984

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
1984

Seeds
1985

Light Of Day
1987

Two For The Road
1987

When You Need Me
1987

The Wish
1987

The Honeymooners
1987

Lucky Man
1987

Trouble In Paradise
1989

Bruce Springsteen : Misc: 1980s

Roulette 1980

Rendezvous 1980

Restless Nights 1980

Take 'Em As They Come 1980

Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own 1980

Trapped 1981

A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh) 1982

Wages Of Sin 1982

My Love Will Not Let You Down 1982

This Hard Land 1982

Frankie 1982

Lion's Den 1982

TV Movie 1983

Stand On It 1983

Car Wash 1983

Johnny Bye-Bye 1983

Shut Out The Light 1983

Cynthia 1983

Brothers Under The Bridges 1983

Pink Cadillac 1983

Janey, Don't You Lose Heart 1983

Man At The Top 1984

Rockaway The Days 1984

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 1984

Seeds 1985

Light Of Day 1987

Two For The Road 1987

When You Need Me 1987

The Wish 1987

The Honeymooners 1987

Lucky Man 1987

Trouble In Paradise 1989

Roulette
1980

Rendezvous
1980

Restless Nights
1980

Take 'Em As They Come
1980

Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
1980

Trapped
1981

A Good Man Is Hard To Find (Pittsburgh)
1982

Wages Of Sin
1982

My Love Will Not Let You Down
1982

This Hard Land
1982

Frankie
1982

Lion's Den
1982

TV Movie
1983

Stand On It
1983

Car Wash
1983

Johnny Bye-Bye
1983

Shut Out The Light
1983

Cynthia
1983

Brothers Under The Bridges
1983

Pink Cadillac
1983

Janey, Don't You Lose Heart
1983

Man At The Top
1984

Rockaway The Days
1984

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
1984

Seeds
1985

Light Of Day
1987

Two For The Road
1987

When You Need Me
1987

The Wish
1987

The Honeymooners
1987

Lucky Man
1987

Trouble In Paradise
1989