Bruce Springsteen

Released: March 31, 1992

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin

[Verse]
I'm standing in the backyard listening to the party inside
Tonight I'm drinkin' in the forgiveness this life provides
The scars we carry remain, but the pain slips away, it seems
Oh won't you, baby, be in my book of dreams?

[Verse]
I'm watching you through the window with your girlfriends from back home
You're showing off your dress, there's laughter and a toast
From your daddy to the prettiest bride he's ever seen
Oh won't you, baby, be in my book of dreams?

[Verse]
In the darkness, my fingers slip across your skin, I feel your sweet reply
The room fades away and suddenly I'm way up high just holding you to me
As through the window, the moonlight streams
Oh won't you, baby, be in my book of dreams?

[Verse]
Now the ritual begins, 'neath the wedding garland, we meet as strangers
The dance floor is alive with beauty, mystery, and danger
We dance out 'neath the stars, ancient light into the darkening trees
Oh won't you, baby, be in my book of dreams?

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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