Bruce Springsteen

Released: November 10, 1986

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1: Bruce Springsteen]
Take me now baby, here as I am
Pull me close, try and understand
I work all day out in the hot sun
Break my back till the morning comes

[Bridge]
Come on now, try and understand
The way I feel when I'm in your hands
Take me now as the sun descends
They can't hurt you now (x3)

[Chorus]
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to [us/lust?]
Because the night belongs to lovers
Because the night belongs to us

[Verse 2]
What I got, I have earned
What I'm not, baby I have learned
Desire and hunger is the fire I breathe
Just stay in my bed till the morning comes

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Your love [it sees/seethes with doubt?]
The vicious circle turns and burns without
And though I cannot live, forgive me now
The time has come to take this moment and
They can't hurt us now (x2)

[Chorus] (x2.5)

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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