Bruce Springsteen

Released: December 4, 2015

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Little Steven

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I wake up in the morning
And it cuts me like a knife
I come face-to-face with my longing
For another world, another life

[Chorus]
And a time that never was
Oh, a time that never was

[Verse 2]
We drove on, fueled not by the future
But by a past we could never touch
Forced to run head-on collisions
'Til we vanished in the dust

[Chorus]
Of a time that never was
The time that never was

[Verse 3]
So kiss me once more, baby
One more kiss, baby, you must
Don't ever let me forget, girl
A time that never was

[Chorus]
A time that never was
The time that never was
Oh, the time that never was
A time that never was

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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