Bruce Springsteen

Released: November 10, 1998

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Little Steven

[Verse]
I lie in bed, but, baby, I can't sleep
No matter how hard I try
There's something bad, baby, wrong with me
Whenever I close my eyes
The dreams of Mary keep me awake
With every little curve in place
When I walk home in the daybreak
Come back baby, won't you give me

[Chorus]
Darlin', bring on the night
Oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now darlin', bring on the night

[Verse]
I walk the street, I'm lookin' for romance
I end up stumblin' in some stupid half-trance
As I watch the lovers mix with circumstance
We watch the disco dancers dance
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection, they're tranquilized
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who lies

[Chorus]
Bring on the night
Oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now darlin', bring on the night

[Bridge]
Is it as simple as it seems?
I don't know what I'm doin' here
Is it as simple as it seems?
Is it as simple as I fear?
Well, if I'm right

[Verse]
I look for connection in some new eyes
But for protection, they're tranquilized
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Forbidding close inspection of who's tellin' who
Baby of who's tellin' who lies

[Outro]
Bring on the night
Oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now baby, bring on the night
Oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now baby, bring on the night
Oh yeah darlin', bring on the night
Oh now baby, bring on the night
Oh yeah darlin', bring on the 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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