Bruce Springsteen

Released: October 17, 1980

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Little Steven Jon Landau

[Verse 1]
When I lost you, honey
Sometimes I think I lost my guts too
And I wish God would send me a word
Send me something I'm afraid to lose
Lying in the heat of the night like prisoners all our lives
I get shivers down my spine, girl
And all I wanna do is hold you tight

[Chorus]
Baby, baby, baby
I swear I'll drive all night again just to buy you some shoes
And to taste your tender charms
And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms

[Verse 2]
Tonight there's fallen angels
And they're waiting for us down in the street
And tonight there's calling strangers
Hear them crying in defeat
Let them go, let them go
Let them go do their dances of the dead
(Let 'em go right ahead)
You just dry your eyes
And come on come on come on
Let's go to bed

[Chorus]
Baby, baby, baby
I swear I'll drive all night again just to buy you some shoes
And to taste your tender charms
And I just wanna sleep tonight again in your arms

[Verse 3]
There's machines and there's fire, baby
Waiting on the edge of town
They're out there for hire
But baby, they can't hurt us now
Cause you've got, you've got
You've got my love, girl, you've got my love
Through the wind, through the rain, the snow, the wind, the rain
You've got, you've got my, my love
Oh girl, you've got my love
You've got my love
Oh girl, you've got my love
You've got my love
Oh girl, you've got my love
You've got my love, heart, and soul
Heart and soul
Heart and soul
Heart and soul

Don't worry, darling
Don't cry now
Baby, don't cry now
No, don't cry now
Oh, don't cry now
Just dry your eyes, baby
Dry your eyes
Baby, I'll drive all night
I swear I'll drive all night
Through the wind
Through the rain
Through the snow
Through the rain
Through the wind
Through the snow
Through the rain
I swear I'll drive all night
I swear I'll drive all night

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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