Bruce Springsteen

Released: November 10, 1998

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Jon Landau Bruce Springsteen

[Verse]
The midnight boys are outside scraping tears up off the street
Standin' guard beneath the window where only Linda sleeps
The leader is a kid named Eddie, walkin' like an angel in defeat
He trashes her old man's car, slashes Linda's name in the seat

[Chorus]
And calls out
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?

[Verse]
In a room full of contenders
Eddie spars till he drops to his bed and surrenders
Draped in the scarves he stole from Linda's bedroom the night he layed at her feet
When the midnight boys were stranded down on Cason Street

[Chorus]
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?

[Verse]
In the basement of St Mary's, Eddie hides from the rain
In with the stolen sisters till the streets are dry again
Talkin' fast cars and spare parts, empty homes and broken hearts
Distant worlds with strange girls and kneeling with Linda in the dark

[Chorus]
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?
Linda, will you let me be the one?

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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