Bruce Springsteen

Released: November 21, 1995

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
Tonight, my bag is packed, tomorrow I'll walk these tracks
That will lead me across the border
Tomorrow, my love and I will sleep beneath auburn skies
Somewhere across the border

[Verse 2]
We'll leave behind, my dear, the pain and sadness we found here
And we'll drink from the Bravo's muddy waters
Where the sky grows gray and wide, we'll meet on the other side
There across the border

[Verse 3]
For you, I'll build a house high upon a grassy hill
Somewhere across the border
Where pain and memory, pain and memory have been stilled
There across the border

[Verse 4]
Sweet blossoms fill the air, pastures of gold and green
Roll down into cool, clear waters
And in your arms 'neath open skies, I'll kiss the sorrow from your eyes
There across the border

[Bridge]
Tonight we'll sing the songs and I'll dream of you, my corazón
And tomorrow my heart will be strong
May the saints' blessings and grace carry me safely into your arms
There across the border

[Verse 5]
For what are we without hope in our hearts
That someday we'll drink from God's blessed waters?
And eat the fruit from the vine, I know love and fortune will be mine
Somewhere across the border

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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