Bruce Springsteen Lyrics

    ------ About the song If I Should Fall Behind performed by Bruce Springsteen

This is probably one of my Favorite songs ever written.

Thanks to Bruce Springsteen for dealing straight from the Heart! Absolutely a loveable , Wonderful simple song that sure hits home at my heart and I can't say more!

Thanks Bruce,

Bobby James................

    ------ About the song Mrs. McGrath performed by Bruce Springsteen

In reference to the review of 5/24/09
He was an Irish conscript into the British army (red coats). the reference to America was the war they were sent to. Loved the song. I'm just a bug for details.

    ------ About the song Jungleland performed by Bruce Springsteen

I'm a England based "Boss" fan have even seen him at the "Stone Pony" Asbury Park,NJ.Only concerts missed 2 Acoustic's at Royal Albert Hall. At Hard Rock calling Hyde Park 2009,got tickets booked for 14th July Hyde Park 2012. I've copied the "Jungleland"
& "Born To Run" lyrics which I'll Print out for My Daughter as She'll fying out to help in a US summer camp which'll help towards current University studies. These Bruce lyrics are for her to think of While I'm watching him live on 14 July when she's stateside as She loves singing along to both in the car..........!

    ------ About the song Thunder Road performed by Bruce Springsteen

To me this song is about finally coming to terms about the girl you love and wanting to enjoy the beauty of life with her. For him, he realizes the thought of this perfect, beautiful woman he's been searching for isn't really out there for him. The girl for him is Mary and its time to go get her. "You ain't a beauty, but hey you're already. Oh and that's alright with me" Mary also has a vision of prince charming who doesn't exist either. "Waste your summer praying in vain For a saviour to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero That's understood All the redemption I can offer girl Is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow " He's saying we're not perfect and we're starting to get old but we can still make a great life together. "I know its late but we can make it we run" He asking her to commit to him and he knows great relationships do not come with work. "From your front porch to my front seat The doors open but ride it ain't free" Eight years ago at the age of 39 and after spending 20 years chasing a lot of "beauties" I asked my wife to marry me with the line of "From your front porch to my front seat . . ." It was best decision I ever made and we still "roll down the windows and let the wind blow back our hair" God Bless you Bruce Springsteen from making the greatest song I've ever heard!

    ------ About the song Spirit In The Night performed by Bruce Springsteen

Even though I'm just slightly older than this song and though I heard it first in my teens in the late 80s on the live-best-of-compilation, it quickly became one my absolute favourites.

It's drug-insired, but it's so emotional (esp. the live-version from the best-of), that it just gets to me everytime.

    ------ About the song I'm On Fire performed by Bruce Springsteen

The first time I heard it, it reminded me of the Joyce Carol Oates story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" which is about a creeper trying to seduce a young girl. But it also sounds like a love song. It makes me wanna ask Bruce, what he meant, honestly.

    ------ About the song Something In The Night performed by Bruce Springsteen

I read an article on the Boss recently which described Bruce's first two albums about "being somewhere" and his next two about "going somewhere". "Jungleland" sets up Darkness on the Edge of Town beautifully, as it's the culmination of an album which begins with optimism but slowly darkens.

"Something in the Night"'s power comes from it being the song on Darkness which is dedicated to escaping the despair, and living with all that it has impressed upon yourself. And, while it has it's disheartening moments, certainly many of them, it hints at the hope. The hope that we're running back to the good and the promise that was characteristic of "Tenth Avenue" and "Night".

    ------ About the song John Henry performed by Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen is awesome. This ballod is perfect for his working class/America image. As a teen and now he still is my favorite singer. Now my girls are learning the story of john henry in school and with
Springsteen singing it, you can get a true feeling ot the backbone of this country

    ------ About the song Jersey Girl performed by Bruce Springsteen

This song inspired me.i heard it on the end of the movie jersey girl and i dont know how but for the past 5 days after that movie iv been play the song all right through.this song is not even about life but when i listen to it i think about my future.it brings peace among me and my life.

    ------ About the song Racing In The Street performed by Bruce Springsteen

I think this is a very sad song. Like many of Bruce's, it paints a pretty bleak picture of blue-collar America. You work, go home, get cleaned up, then sit dying inside, a little every day. Unless you have an outlet like customising and racing your car, of course.

No-one has noticed why the girl is so unhappy - it's because every night, her man goes out and drives cars, leaving her at home, alone. She has exchanged being in the Camaro with the other guy, which is at least some company, to being home alone while Bruce and Sonny go out racing for cash.

Then, Bruce notices her unhappiness, or maybe realises he can do something about it, and the car becomes the vehicle for their escape. Bruce has written about this in other songs, but in this case I don't think it's a getaway, and certainly never thought of suicide until I read the other comments - I think it's a romantic break to rekindle their love. And hopefully Bruce won't go out driving every night anymore.

It's interesting that we can all have so many interpretations of this song, which shows, to me, that it's a masterful song, that can evoke different things in different people.

Pure Genius!