Bruce Springsteen

Released: April 26, 2005

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy
And the moon comes skimming away the stars
Wind in the mesquite comes rushing over the hilltops
Straight into my arms, straight into my arms

[Verse 2]
I'm riding hard carrying a catch of roses
A fresh map that I made
Now I'm going to get birth naked and bury my old soul
And dance on its grave and dance on its grave

[Chorus]
It's been a long time coming, my dear
It's been a long time coming, but now it's here
Yea, now it's here

[Verse 3]
Well my daddy, he was just a stranger
Lived in a hotel downtown
When I was a kid, he was just somebody
Somebody I'd see around, somebody I'd see around

[Verse 4]
Well now down below and pulling on my shirt
Yeah I got some kids of my own
If I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world, kid
It'd be that your mistakes will be your own
That your sins will be your own

[Chorus]
It's been a long time coming, my dear
It's been a long time coming, but now it's here
And now it's here
Whoa

[Verse 5]
Out 'neath the arms of Cassiopeia
Where the sword of Orion sweeps
It's me and you, Rosie, crackling like crossed wires
And you breathing in your sleep
And you breathing you in your sleep

[Verse 6]
Well there's just a spark of a campfire left burning
Two kids in a sleeping bag beside
Reach 'neath your shirt, put my hands across your belly and feel
Another one kicking inside
And I ain't gonna fuck it up this time

[Chorus]
It's been a long time coming, my dear
It's been a long time coming, but now it's here
And now it's here

[Chorus]
It's been a long time coming, my dear
It's been a long time coming, but now it's here
And now it's here

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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