Producer: Andy Goldmark Julian Raymond
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen. It is the title track to his eleventh studio album, released in 1995. The character Tom Joad, from John Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath, is mentioned in the title and narrative. Originally a quiet folk song, "The Ghost of Tom Joad" has also been recorded by Rage Against the Machine and Junip. Springsteen himself has performed the song in a variety of arrangements, including with the E Street Band Read more on Last.fm.
Length: 4:44
[Verse 1]
I can take you down to everywhere I go
Never wanna take you down that low
Been starin' out my window
Into negative space
On the pavement from the elevator
Down the corner shop to buy the paper
Had a premonition you would be there too
No way, not today
It's just more bad news
[Chorus]
I wanna be vapor
Wanna rise above the year
I wanna be steamy
And dry up all my tears
'Cause with my head in the clouds
I'd be light upon my heels
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
[Verse 2]
My heart is heavy and I feel I'm sinking in
My sister tells me that I spread myself too thin
Feel like I'm standing in a plaster mold of me
What I have is not contagious
I see a smile on a passing stranger
Think to follow them to see where they go all day
Wanna know how it is they get that way
[Chorus]
I wanna be vapor
Wanna rise above the year
I wanna be steamy
And dry up all my tears
'Cause with my head in the clouds
I'd be light upon my heels
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
[Bridge]
I wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
I could take you down to everywhere I go
But I never wanna take you down that low
Oh no, oh no
[Chorus]
I wanna be vapor
Wanna rise above the year
I wanna be steamy
And dry up all my tears
'Cause with my head in the clouds
I'd be light upon my heels
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
I wanna be vapor sometimes
And disappear
I can take you down to everywhere I go
Never wanna take you down that low
Been starin' out my window
Into negative space
On the pavement from the elevator
Down the corner shop to buy the paper
Had a premonition you would be there too
No way, not today
It's just more bad news
[Chorus]
I wanna be vapor
Wanna rise above the year
I wanna be steamy
And dry up all my tears
'Cause with my head in the clouds
I'd be light upon my heels
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
[Verse 2]
My heart is heavy and I feel I'm sinking in
My sister tells me that I spread myself too thin
Feel like I'm standing in a plaster mold of me
What I have is not contagious
I see a smile on a passing stranger
Think to follow them to see where they go all day
Wanna know how it is they get that way
[Chorus]
I wanna be vapor
Wanna rise above the year
I wanna be steamy
And dry up all my tears
'Cause with my head in the clouds
I'd be light upon my heels
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
[Bridge]
I wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
I could take you down to everywhere I go
But I never wanna take you down that low
Oh no, oh no
[Chorus]
I wanna be vapor
Wanna rise above the year
I wanna be steamy
And dry up all my tears
'Cause with my head in the clouds
I'd be light upon my heels
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
I, I wanna be vapor, wanna be vapor
And disappear sometimes
I wanna be vapor sometimes
And disappear
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