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Stand on ItBruce Springsteen

Released: May 31, 1985

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Little Steven Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
Well Jimmy Lee was hookin' 'round the far turn
Of a funky southern Florida dirt track
He had mud caked on his goggles
And a screamin' 350 stacked up on his back
Well as he passed the stands, he was feelin' all tuckered out
When through the roar of his engine he heard somebody shout
"Stand on it, come on boy, stand on it"

[Verse 2]
Mary Beth started to drift, she hit the shift
But she just couldn't get a hand on it
Racin' some Red Hill boys
She had the deed to the ranch and a grand on it
With eight grand blowin' hot on the red line
She blew past a hitchhiker out on Route 39
He hollered "Stand on it, go ahead, baby, stand on it"

[Chorus]
Well now when in doubt
And you can't figure it out
Just stand on it
Well, if your mind's confused
You don't know what you're gonna do
Well buddy, stand on it
Well if you've lost control of the situation at hand
Go grab a girl and see a rock and roll band
And stand on it
Come on man, stand on it

[Verse 3]
Well now Columbus, he discovered America
Even though he hadn't planned on it
He got lost and woke up one morning
When he was about to land on it
He wouldn't have got out of Italy, man, that's for sure
Without Queen Isabella standing on the shore
Shouting "Stand on it, go ahead, man, stand on it"

[Chorus]
When in doubt
And you can't figure it out
Just stand on it
Well, if your mind's confused
You don't know what you're gonna do
Well buddy, stand on it
Well if you've lost control of the situation at hand
Grab a girl, go see a rock and roll band
And stand on it
Come on man, stand on it

[Verse 4]
Bobby was leadin' the pack, he settled back
And he got ready for the long haul
Well fifty yards from the finish line
Somebody roared up and they blew him into the wall
Well he rolled over twice, lucky to survive
Layin' in the back of the ambulance more dead than alive
Somebody shouted "Man, you call that drivin'?
Why didn't you stand on it?"

[Outro]
Stand on it
Come on, boy, stand on it
Stand on it
Come on, boy, stand on it
Stand on it
Come on, boy, stand on it
Stand on it
Come on, boy, stand on it

Bruce Springsteen

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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