Bruce Springsteen

Released: July 30, 2002

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Baby, once I thought I knew
Everything I needed to know about you
Your sweet whisper, your tender touch
I didn't really know that much

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Joke's on me, but it's going to be okay
If I can just get through this lonesome day

[Chorus]
Lonesome day

[Verse 2]
Hell's brewing, dark sun's on the rise
This storm will blow through, by and by
House is on fire, vipers in the grass
Little revenge and this too shall pass

[Pre-Chorus 2]
This too shall pass, darling, yeah I'm going to pray
Right now, all I got is this lonesome day

[Chorus]
Lonesome day

[Bridge]
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

[Verse 3]
Better ask questions before you shoot
Deceit and betrayal's a bitter fruit
It's hard to swallow, come time to pay
That taste on your tongue don't easily slip away

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Thy kingdom come, I'm going to find my way
Yeah, through this lonesome day

[Chorus]
Lonesome day
Lonesome day
Lonesome day

[Bridge]
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, yeah

[Chorus]
Lonesome day
Lonesome day
Lonesome day

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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