Bruce Springsteen

Songwriter: Ronnie Wilkins John Hurley

[Bruce Springsteen and Curtis King, Jr.]

One! Two! (One, two, three, four!)

Living on a free food ticket
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
Where the rain came through
What can you do? Hmm

Tears from your little sister
Crying 'cause she don't have a dress without a patch
For the party to go
But you know she'll get by, 'cause she's

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles in the heart of the family man
Daddy gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

It's a good thing you don't have bus fare
It would fall through the hole in the pocket
And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground
Gotta walk into town and find a job

Trying to keep your hands warm
When the hole in the shoe let the snow come through
And chill you to the bone
Now you better go home to where it's warm

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles from the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo)

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles in the heart of the family man
Daddy gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

Living on a dream ain't easy
The closer the knit, the tighter the fit
The chills stay away
You take 'em in stride, the family pride

The faith is your foundation
With a whole lotta love and a warm conversation
But don't forget to pray
Making you strong where you belong

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles in the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles in the heart of the family man
Daddy gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama gonna love you just as much as she can

Living in the love of the common people
Smiles in the heart of the family man
Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to
Mama's gonna love you just as much as she can, as she can

(Yeah-yeah yeah-yeah yeah-yeah)
(Woah-woah woah-woah woah-woah)
(Yeah-yeah-hey, yeah-yeah-hey!)
(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo)
(Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo)

Curtis King!
Gracias!

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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