Bruce Springsteen

Released: November 10, 1998

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Roy Bittan Chuck Plotkin Jon Landau Bruce Springsteen

[Verse]
Every day, here you come walking
I hold my tongue, I don't do much talking
You say you're happy and you're doing fine
Well go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time

[Chorus]
Because sad eyes never lie
Because sad eyes never lie

[Verse]
Well, for a while I've been watching you steady
Ain't gonna move till you're good and ready
You show up and then you shy away
But I know pretty soon you'll be walkin' this way

[Chorus]
Because sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie

[Bridge]
Baby, don't you know I don't care?
Don't you know that I've been there?
Well, if something in the air feels a little unkind
Don't worry, darling, it'll slip your mind

[Verse]
I know you think you'd never be mine
Well, that's okay, baby, I don't mind
That shy smile's sweet, that's a fact
Go ahead, I don't mind the act

[Verse]
Here I come all dressed up for a date
Well, one more step and it'll be too late
Blue, blue ribbon in your hair
Like you're so sure I'll be standing here

[Outro]
I guess sad eyes never lie
I guess sad eyes never lie
I guess sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie

Bruce Springsteen is a rock ‘n’ roll icon from the great state of New Jersey. Nicknamed “The Boss,” he’s known for spirited sax-powered anthems about working-class people making their way in the world. Backed by the trusty E Street Band, he’s sold more than 120 million records, won numerous awards (including 20 Grammys and an Oscar), sold out stadiums around the globe, and earned a place alongside his teenage heroes in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Although he’s a living legend who ranks among the most important artists in rock history, Springsteen wasn’t an overnight success. Around the time of his first album, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., he was dismissed as just another “new Dylan"—some scruffy folk singer with a decent vocabulary looking to follow in Bob’s footsteps. In the decade that followed, Springsteen proved himself to be much more.

His breakthrough came with his third album, 1975’s Born to Run. The record hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and landed the singer-songwriter on the cover of both Time and Newsweek. Bruce nabbed his first chart-topping album five years later with The River, and in 1984, he went global with Born in the U.S.A., a critical and commercial smash that produced seven Top 10 singles.

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