Bruce Springsteen

Released: November 10, 1998

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau

[Verse]
I ain't lookin' for just excitement
Baby, that's just a fact
If you want to get to her heart
You better let her know just where you're at

[Chorus]
It ain't written in the sky above
No fortune-teller told me this
You gotta tell her that you love her
Tell her that you need her
And give the girl a great big kiss
Give the girl a great big kiss

[Verse]
Now if you're such a fool you think
It don't matter, baby, what you say
Maybe you better tell her how you're feelin'
It ain't gonna happen any other way

[Chorus]
It ain't written in the sky above
No fortune-teller told me this
You gotta tell her that you need her
Tell her that you love her
And give the girl a great big kiss
Give the girl a great big kiss

[Bridge]
Now baby, all I wanna do
Is darling, make sweet love to you

[Verse]
Now I don't know what the meanin' is
Why you wanna hide the things you feel and say
But baby, it's just a natural fact
Love was never meant to be that way

[Chorus]
It ain't written in the sky above
No fortune-teller told me this
You gotta tell her that you need her
Tell her that you love her
And give the girl a great big kiss
Give the girl a great big kiss
Give the girl a great big kiss
Give the girl a great big kiss
Give the girl a great big kiss
Now darling, all I wanna do
Is make sweet love to you

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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