Bruce Springsteen

Released: July 30, 2002

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Shirts in the closet
Shoes in the hall
Mama's in the kitchen
Baby and all

[Chorus 1]
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
But you're missing

[Verse 2]
Coffee cups on the counter
Jackets on the chair
Papers on the doorstep
But you're not there

[Chorus 1]
Everything is everything
Everything is everything
But you're missing

[Verse 3]
Pictures on the nightstand
TV's on in the den
Your house is waiting
Your house is waiting

[Chorus 2]
For you to walk in
For you to walk in
But you're missing
You're missing

[Bridge]
You're missing when I shut out the lights
You're missing when I close my eyes
You're missing when I see the sun rise
You're missing
Children are asking if it's alright
Will you be in our arms tonight?

[Verse 4]
Morning is morning
The evening falls
I got too much room in my bed
Too many phone calls

[Chorus 3]
How's everything, everything?
Everything, everything
But you're missing
You're missing

[Verse 5]
God's drifting in heaven
Devil's in the mailbox
I got dust on my shoes
Nothing but teardrops

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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