Bruce Springsteen

Released: October 9, 1987

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Chuck Plotkin Bruce Springsteen Jon Landau

[Verse 1]
I got a dollar in my pocket
There ain't a cloud up above
I got a picture in a locket
That says 'Baby, I love you'
Well, if you didn't look then, boys
Then fellas, don't go lookin' now
Well here she comes a-walkin'
All that heaven will allow

[Verse 2]
Say hey there, Mister Bouncer
Now all I wanna do is dance
But I swear I left my wallet
Back home in my workin' pants
C'mon Slim, slip me in, man
I'll make it up to you somehow
I can't be late, I got a date
With all that heaven will allow

[Chorus]
Rain and storm and dark skies
Well now they don't mean a thing
If you got a girl that loves you
And who wants to wear your ring
So c'mon, Mister Trouble
We'll make it through you somehow
We'll fill this house with all the love
All that heaven will allow

[Verse 3]
Now some may wanna die young, man
Young and gloriously
Get it straight now, mister
Hey buddy, that ain't me
'Cause I got something on my mind, yeah
That sets me straight and walkin' proud

[Outro]
And I want all the time
All that heaven will allow
Yeah I want all the time
All that heaven will allow

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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