Bruce Springsteen

Released: January 27, 2009

Songwriter: Bruce Springsteen

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Out here the nights are long, the days are lonely
I think of you and I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
Now the cards I've drawn's a rough hand, darling
I straighten the back and I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Come on!

[Chorus]
I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And I know it will be mine someday

[Verse 2]
Rain pouring down, I swing my hammer
My hands are rough from working on a dream
I'm working on a dream

Let's go!

[Chorus]
I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And I know it will be mine someday
I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And I know it will be mine someday

[Verse 3]
The sun rise come, I climb the ladder
The new day breaks and I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
I'm working on a dream
Hey!

[Chorus]
I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And I know it will be mine someday
I'm working on a dream
Though sometimes it feels so far away
I'm working on a dream
And I know it will be mine someday

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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