Bruce Springsteen

Released: April 26, 2005

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
She took off her stockings
I held them to my face
She had your ankles
I felt filled with grace

[Verse 2]
"Two hundred dollars straight in
Two-fifty up the ass," she smiled and said
She unbuckled my belt
Pulled back her hair and sat in front of me on the bed

[Verse 3]
She said, "Honey, how's that feel
Do you want me to go slow?"
My eyes drifted out the window
And down to the road below

[Verse 4]
I felt my stomach tighten
As the sun bloodied the sky
And sliced through hotel blinds
I closed my eyes

[Verse 5]
Sunlight on the Amatitlan
Sunlight streaming through your hair
In the Valle de dos Rios
The smell of mock orange filled the air

[Verse 6]
We rode with the vaqueros
Down into cool rivers of green
I was sure the work and the smile coming out 'neath your hat
Was all I'll ever need

[Bridge]
Somehow all you ever need's
Never quite enough, you know
You and I, Maria, we learned it's so

[Verse 7]
She slipped me out of her mouth
"You're ready," she said
She took off her bra and panties, wet her finger, slipped it inside her
And crawled over me on the bed

[Verse 8]
She poured me another whiskey
Said "here's to the best you ever had"
We laughed and made a toast
It wasn't the best I ever had, not even close

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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