Bruce Springsteen

Released: September 17, 1987

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau Chuck Plotkin

[Verse]
Running down the highway half past eleven
Waitin' for my odometer to roll straight sevens
I'm a lucky man

I went to see the gypsy the other night
She looked in my palm, looked me in the eye
Said "you're a lucky man"
You're a lucky man

Some folks got fortune, some got eyes of blue
What you got will always see you through
You're a lucky man

Pa went from the army to the factory to the killing yard
I make my living with my hands behind the wheel of this car
I'm a lucky man
Hmm I'm a lucky man
Hmm I'm a lucky man

Messin' with me, man, it wouldn't be wise
Roll them dice, son - ah snake eyes
I'm a lucky man

Had a girl in Calgary, I gave her up
Man, that love thing was messin' with my luck
I'm a lucky man

I'll wake up tomorrow morning in another state
Kiss me now, baby, before it's too late
If you wanna kiss a lucky man

I don't miss no girl, I don't miss no home
He travels fastest who travels alone
He's a lucky man
Yea, he's a lucky man
Whoa, he's a lucky man
?? in the palm of his hands

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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