Bruce Springsteen

Released: March 28, 2005

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
I got my finger on the trigger
But I don't know who to trust
When I look into your eyes
There's just devils and dust

[Verse 2]
We're a long, long way from home, Bobbie
Home's a long, long way from us
I feel a dirty wind blowing
Devils and dust

[Chorus]
I got God on my side
And I'm just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a powerful thing, baby
It can turn your heart black, you can trust
It'll take your God-filled soul
And fill it with devils and dust

[Verse 3]
Well, I dreamed of you last night
In a field of blood and stone
The blood began to dry
The smell began to rise

[Verse 4]
Well, I dreamed of you last night, Bobbie
In a field of mud and bone
Your blood began to dry
And the smell began to rise

[Chorus]
We've got God on our side
We're just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a powerful thing
It'll turn your heart black, you can trust
It'll take your God-filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust
It'll take your God-filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust

[Verse 5]
Now every woman and every man
They want to take a righteous stand
Find the love that God wills
And the faith that He commands

[Verse 6]
I've got my finger on the trigger
And tonight faith just ain't enough
When I look inside my heart
There's just devils and dust

[Chorus]
Well, I've got God on my side
And I'm just trying to survive
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Fear's a dangerous thing
It will turn your heart black, you can trust
It'll take your God-filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust
Yeah it'll take your God-filled soul
Fill it with devils and dust

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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