Bruce Springsteen

Songwriter: Barrett Strong Norman Whitfield

Producer: Chuck Plotkin Jon Landau Bruce Springsteen

[Chorus 1]
War
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
Say it again, war
What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, come on

[Verse 1]
War is something that i despise
For it means destruction of innocent lives
And thousands words in mothers' cry
When their son's go out to fight to give their lives

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]
War
It ain't nothing but a heart-breaker
War
Friend only to the undertaker

[Verse 2]
War is the enemy of all mankind
The thought of war it just blows my mind
Handed down from generation to generation
Induction, destruction, who wants to die?

[Chorus 1]

[Chorus 2]

[Verse 3]
War has shattered many young men's dreams
Made them disabled bitter and mean
Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day
War can't give life it can only take it away

[Chorus 1]

[Verse 4]
Peace, love and understanding it all
There must be some place for these things today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But lord there's gotta be another way that's better than

[Chorus 1][x2]

[Outro]
I'm talking about war

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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