Bruce Springsteen

Released: February 6, 1985

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen Chuck Berry

Producer: Bruce Springsteen

[Verse 1]
Well, she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on the Greyhound bus
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
With a one-way ticket to the promised land
Hey, little girl with the red dress on
There's a party tonight down in Memphis town
I'll be going down there, if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died

[Verse 2]
We drove down into Memphis, the sky was hard and black
Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac
They drawed out all his money, and they laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside, "Oh, he's gone, he's gone"
They found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lotta troubles running through his veins

[Outro]
Bye-bye, Johnny
Johnny, bye-bye
You didn't have to die
You didn't have to die

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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