Bruce Springsteen

Released: March 31, 1992

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin Roy Bittan

[Verse]
My soul went walkin' but I stayed here
Feel like I been workin' for a thousand years
Chippin' away at this chain of my own lies
Climbin' a wall a hundred miles high

[Chorus]
Well I woke up this morning on the other side
Yeah yeah, this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye

[Verse]
Same old faces, it's the same old town
What once was laughs is draggin' me now
Waitin' on rain, hangin' on for love
Words of forgiveness from some God above

[Chorus]
Ain't no words of mercy comin' from on high
Oh no, just a long goodbye
Yeah yeah, just one long goodbye

[Bridge]
Well I went to leave twenty years ago
Since then I guess I been packin' kinda slow
Sure did like that admirin' touch
Guess I liked it a little too much

[Verse]
The moon is high and here I am
Sittin' here with this hammer in hand
One more drink oughta ease the pain
Starin' at that last link in the chain

[Chorus]
Well let's raise our glass and let the hammer fly
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye

[Outro]
Kiss me baby and we're gonna fly
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye
Yeah yeah, this is the long goodbye
Hey yeah, this is the long goodbye
Kiss me baby, 'cause we're gonna ride
Yeah yeah, this is the long goodbye

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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