Bruce Springsteen : Perfect World

I never go out, I just stay at home Change my address, disconnect the phone Turn off the TV because it bothers me I've seen all that, all that I wanna see And if my friends ask where I've been Just say I don't know what's become of him I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only resting my eyes I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only takin' my time Yeah, it's so hard to be responsible Knowin' everything, everything that's possible And when that bad wind, it comes blowin' in I pack my things and I move on again Feed the rich, eat the poor Stack their bodies outside my door 'Cause I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only resting my eyes I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only takin' my time The world outside, it's such a dangerous place I don't dare, I don't dare show my face They got my number, man, yeah, they know where I live Got no more to say, got no more to give

Instrumental Break

Another night comes drawin' near I lock my doors and I disappear I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only resting my eyes Baby, I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only takin' my time I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) Yeah, I'm only resting my eyes I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm only takin' my time I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm not sleeping (I'm not sleeping) I'm not sleeping

Well, I met up with Saint Peter He was workin' at the pearly gates He said, "I can't let you in right now You're gonna have to wait So sit back and take it easy Yeah, kick off all your shoes Grab yourself a beer right now While I watch the evening news" Well, the jackals leave here laughin' As they slip into the night How did something so beautiful Turn into idiot's delight? So, what makes 'em all so stupid? Oh, what I cannot tell Maybe I should go down there, son And show 'em just a little hell But would they get the message? Would anybody learn? How such a mighty effort Such a small return Well, the jackals leave here laughin' As they slip into the night How did something so beautiful Turn into an idiot's delight?

Harmonica Solo

Sometimes I get so angry That my blood begins to boil I must have put my seed Into some kind of mutant soil They don't understand a thing They ain't got no respect But they sure do keep me laughin', man So what the heck? Well, the jackals leave here laughin' As they slip into the night How did something so beautiful Turn into idiot's delight? Idiot's delight

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Gray morning sky splits through the shade Another day comes, more time to make Kids growing up, cat's getting fatter Lying here with you, nothing else matters Work hard, keep your eyes on the prize Wake up, as soon as you open your eyes Every muscle in your body hurts Stop praying for things to get better Pray they don't get worse

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Another thin line, I don't dare cross

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Another home game, another close loss

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Yeah, we'll get by, we'll get by

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Baby, we'll get by Work week time to move on Another heartache, another dream gone A cold day, there ain't no sun No use complaining, gotta get the job done

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Well it ain't us, up on the stocks

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stand below, you sit pretty on top

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Well, how long before it's my turn?

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The bottom line is souls do burn

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Souls do burn souls do burn

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Souls do burn Money's all gone, nothing in the bank Someone gets sick, family closes ranks Before you know it, Christmas is here Wake up and it's a new year Another thin line, I don't dare cross Another home game, another close loss Yeah, we'll get by, we'll get by Baby, we'll get by

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You said we were done you didn't need me anymore

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I stood with roses and promises at your door

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You said I'd failed you and I'd abused your trust

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The dream that was our love had turned to dust

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I've made my mistakes

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And I'll make my confession

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But you're still gone, gone, gone

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This is the great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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You said true love can always find its way

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If two hearts are meeting in good faith

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You said that I had thrown that faith away

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For some cheap and easy game that I played

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I squandered our fortunes

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And threw away our blessings

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'Til love was gone, gone, gone

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This is the great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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There ain't no easy way to turn this all out

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For all the heartbreak and the bottom dropping out

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There ain't no easy answer for what it's all about

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It's too late to turn back now

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Some people, they treat love as if it's a game

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And let that sunshine turn to rain

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Some people destroy the things they built so carefully

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Until their love is lost and hangin' on barely

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Well, this is my story

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Of how everything good in my possession

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Was lost, lost, lost

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This is the great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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The great depression

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Capo:

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It don't ever rain here The sun just always shines Did I wander here one morning

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Or was I left behind?

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The mist comes every dawnin' The heat comes every noon The dew comes every evening

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But honey, where are you?

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Honey, where are you?

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I'm a blind man on the river Rowing with the tide My skin's cold and my bones shiver

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I need you by my side

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I need you by my side

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The current never falters The river never bends I sleep here at your altar

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And wait for my compense

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I'm younger, now I'm older Than I was when I come here Each day I wake up in the darkness

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Ready my boat and repeat my prayer

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My boat and repeat my prayer

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I saw a shadow six days running In the shape of a man It's just the shifting branches of the willow

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As the wind crosses the bottom land

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Your eyes, they can play tricks on you Out of the water, the moon appears In the river's deep reflection

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I see your face, my dear

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I see your face, my dear

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I'm a blind man on the river

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Rowing with the tide

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I tie my boat up in the evening To the branches of a birch tree I woke to a shining angel above me

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Her wings rustlin' in the eaves

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Her voice had fell inside me Like the night upon my cheek The distant plains of Jordan

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Lie lit beneath the pale moon's peak

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I listen for the whippoorwill singing It's just silence all night through Just the sound of my oars in the water

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Honey, where are you?

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I'm a blind man on the river

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Rowing with the tide

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Down at the water, I held my Marie

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She said, ""Now Johnny, your love means no more to me"

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Than rain in the river

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Than rain in the river

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In bloody boots I stood on shadow ground

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Her long black hair beneath me, falling down

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Like rain in the river

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Last night, I put on my jacket and I went for a ride

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Smelled sweet mustard fields, had my Colt at my side

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Like rain in the river

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Rain in the river

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The rain in the river

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Oh, rain in the river

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Rain in the river

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Oh, rain in the river Rain in the river (Hey!) Rain in the river Rain in the river Rain in the river

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Hey!

Just another town, another house Boarded up, foreclosure sign Once this town, this house And you were mine A rusted latch on a backyard fence A swing set swallowed up in weeds Growin' up some back-porch steps If I could only be your lover I'd never covet any other Mornin' coffee, wake the kids Kitchen warms to the day This morning, this moment No different in any way The evening, a small picnic 'neath summer trees Everything so quiet you'd never notice You're holding a dream If I could only be your lover I'd never covet any other The work dries up, it'll be OK The end's a voice on the phone From some office a million miles away If I could only be your lover I'd never covet any other That summer, your hair Had grown so long You'd pull it back in a bun And you'd sing a song A song that'd set this house alight Then slip 'cross my heart And on out into the night If I could only be your lover I'd never covet any other If I could only be your lover I'd never covet any other

Instrumental Outro

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I have a fair love to whom I'm not true

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For this, I've no reason that'd satisfy you

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I thought myself a gentleman and kind

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Yet, to her good soul and beauty, I've willed myself blind

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You are my cutting knife

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You cut me through and through

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Darlin', you are my cutting knife

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Your blade is sharp and true, dear

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Your blade is sharp and true

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She visits me nightly in the dreamy deep

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Where I walk from door to door with these secrets I keep

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Her sweet arms around me, I toss and I turn

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Her reigns of mercy, holding me as I burn You are my cutting knife You cut me through and through You are my cutting knife Your blade is sharp and true, dear Your blade is sharp and true

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The truth in your eyes washes over me

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As I measure my cruelty to the finest degree

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I built a house for this love that tears us apart

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There I sup on your trust and I dine on your heart You are my cutting knife You cut me through and through Darlin', you are my cutting knife Your blade is sharp and true, dear Your blade is sharp and true You are my cutting knife You cut me through and through Darlin', you are my cutting knife Your blade is sharp and true Your blade is sharp and true

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All of my praise to you

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All of my praise to you

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All of my praise to you

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All of my praise to you You lifted me up, you lifted me up, you lifted me up You lifted me up, you lifted me up, you lifted me up All of my faith's in you All of my faith's in you All of my faith's in you All of my faith's in you You lifted me up, you lifted me up, you lifted me up You lifted me up, you lifted me up, you lifted me up

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All of my love's with you All of my love's with you All of my love's with you All of my love's with you You are my prayer, you are my prayer, you are my prayer You lifted me up, you lifted me up, you lifted me up You lifted me up, you lifted me up, you lifted me up

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Every lover 'd get her rose on Valentine's Day And every stray dog would find his way I'd be in your arms tonight 'neath the eaves Instead of at your doorstep, down on my knees In a perfect world In a nearly perfect world The passing day 'd absolve our sins In the cool of the evening, the losing team would win I'd account for my lack of trust And the mess I made of us In a perfect world In a nearly perfect world When you held me, I couldn't fall When we walked together, we walked tall When you locked me in your arms, I felt free When I looked in your eyes, I saw what I thought could be A perfect world A nearly perfect world Well, the harshness of the day would be broken by the rain And a shattered heart would piece itself together again I'd have had the guts to let our love stand I'd never let you slip through my hands A perfect world A nearly perfect world A perfect world A nearly perfect world

Bruce Springsteen : Perfect World

I'm Not Sleeping

Idiot's Delight

Another Thin Line

The Great Depression

Blind Man

Rain In The River

If I Could Only Be Your Lover

Cutting Knife

You Lifted Me Up

Perfect World