Bruce Springsteen

Released: July 30, 2002

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
It's a fairytale so tragic
There's no prince to break the spell
I don't believe in magic
But for you, I will

[Pre-Chorus 1]
For you I will
If I'm a fool
I'll be a fool
Darling, for you

[Chorus]
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby, I'm counting on a miracle
Darling, I'm counting on a miracle
To come through

[Verse 2]
There ain't no storybook story
There's no never-ending song
Our happily ever after, darling
Is forever come and gone

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Yeah, I'm moving on
I'm going to believe
I'll put my faith
Darling, in you

[Chorus]
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby, I'm counting on a miracle
Darling, I'm counting on a miracle
To come through

[Bridge]
Sleeping beauty awakes from her dream
With her lover's kiss on her lips
Your kiss was taken from me
Now all I have is this
Your kiss, your kiss, your touch, your touch
Your heart, your heart, your strength, your strength
Your hope, your hope, your faith, your faith
Your face, your face, your love, your love
Your dream, your dream, your life, your life

[Verse 4]
I'm running through the forest
With the wolf at my heels
My king's lost at midnight
When the tower bells peal

[Verse 5]
We've got no fairytale ending
In God's hands, our fate is complete
Your heaven's here in my heart
Our love's this dust beneath my feet

[Pre-Chorus]
Just this dust beneath my feet
If I'm going to live
I'll lift my life
Darling, to you

[Chorus]
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby, I'm counting on a miracle
Darling, I'm counting on a miracle
To come through

[Chorus]
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby, I'm counting on a miracle
Darling, I'm counting on a miracle
To come through

[Chorus]
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby, I'm counting on a miracle
Darling, I'm counting on a miracle
To come through

[Chorus]
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby, I'm counting on a miracle
Darling, I'm counting on a miracle
To come through

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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