Genius Lyrics
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Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
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One of Springsteen’s most iconic songs, “Born in the U.S.A.” is about the troubled return home of a Vietnam veteran. It’s original working title was “Vietnam Blues”.
On January 3
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Bruce Springsteen – My Hometown
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“My Hometown” was the seventh and final single from Springsteen’s blockbuster 1984 album, Born in the USA. It reached the top 10 in the US (along with all other six singles from
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Bruce Springsteen – State Trooper
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While working on the album Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen was influenced by the music of the New York City synth punk band Suicide. Out of all the songs on Nebraska, “State Trooper
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Bruce Springsteen – Hello Sunshine
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“Hello Sunshine” is the first single off Bruce Springsteen’s 2019 album, Western Stars. It is a song about changing your perspective while there is still time: to enjoy the present
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Bruce Springsteen – Jungleland
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The closing song on Springsteen’s 1975 album Born to Run, “Jungleland” is an epic 10-minute anthem about the unsung beauty of unseen, everyday occurrences in blue-collar 1970s New
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Bruce Springsteen – Lucky Town
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[Verse 1] / Well, house got too crowded, clothes got too tight / And I know just where I'm going tonight / Out where the sky's been cleared by a good hard rain / There's somebody
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Bruce Springsteen – Bobby Jean
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A classic gem from Bruce and The E-Street Band, it is seen as a farewell to guitarist and long time band member, Steve Van Zandt. Bruce and Steve have known each other since their
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Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia
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“Streets of Philadelphia” was written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the film Philadelphia (1993), an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS.
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Bruce Springsteen – Hungry Heart
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“Hungry Heart” is the sixth song on The River and its lead single. It was also Springsteen’s first big hit on the Hot 100, peaking at #5 in December 1980. It also did well in
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Bruce Springsteen – Highway Patrolman
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This song is the fifth track on Springsteen’s sparse, hauntingly beautiful 1982 album Nebraska.
“Highway Patrolman” is a story song much like those written by some of Springsteen’
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Bruce Springsteen – Roulette
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[Verse 1] / We left the toys out in the yard / I took my wife and kids and I left my home unguarded / We packed what we could into the car / No one here knows how it started / [Pre
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Bruce Springsteen – Johnny 99
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The harrowing tale of a down and out man who can’t find a job. Without any work, he turns to sticking up a cashier for money. When it doesn’t turn out as planned, he shoots him.
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Bruce Springsteen – American Skin (41 Shots)
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This song was inspired by the police shooting (and killing) of 23-year-old Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo, an unarmed man who didn’t know he was risking his life just for pulling
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Bruce Springsteen – Meeting Across the River
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A sad, spare tale of a wanna-be criminal on the verge of a big score – but first, he needs to find someone with a car
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Bruce Springsteen – I’m a Rocker
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[Verse 1] / I got a 007 watch and it's a one and only / It's got a I-Spy beeper that tells me when you're lonely / I got a Batmobile so I can reach ya in a fast shake / When your
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Bruce Springsteen – The Fuse
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[Verse 1] / Down at the courthouse, they're ringing the flag down / Long black line of cars snaking slow through town / Red sheets snapping on the line / With this ring, will you
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Bruce Springsteen – Cover Me
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The second of seven top 10 singles from Springsteen’s massively-successful Born In The USA, “Cover Me” was originally written by Bruce for Donna Summer, but after recording the
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Bruce Springsteen – Secret Garden
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“Secret Garden” by Bruce Springsteen is one of four new songs included on his 1995 compilation Greatest Hits. It was released as a single and reached #64 that spring in the US and
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Bruce Springsteen – Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
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Released in 1973 on The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle, “Rosalita” tells the story of forbidden love between a wild adolescent and an over-protected young girl.
The
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Bruce Springsteen – The Wayfarer
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“The Wayfarer” is the 2nd song off of Bruce Springsteen’s 2019 studio album Western Stars. It was released along with the album on June 14, 2019. The song was produced by Bruce
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Bruce Springsteen – Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
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One of Bruce’s most popular live songs, this number tells a mythologized version of the formation of the E Street Band
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Bruce Springsteen – Rendezvous
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[Verse 1] / I had a dream our love would last forever / I had a dream last night, she had a dream too / She'll be there tonight / If I'm down then she'll make me feel right / [
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Bruce Springsteen – Rainmaker
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In “Rainmaker”, a conman profits off the desperation of drought-stricken farmers by promising to bring them rain. Much like “Magic”, however, this is not just a tale of one
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Bruce Springsteen – Be True
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[Verse 1] / Your scrapbook's filled with pictures of all your leading men / Well baby, don't put my picture in there with them / Don't make us some little girl's dream that can't
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Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
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Perhaps the quintessential Bruce number, this anthemic 1975 song contains many of the lyrical and musical hallmarks that make the band from E Street so justly famous. It is the
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Bruce Springsteen – Reason to Believe
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The 10th, and final, track on Springsteen’s Nebraska contains four, small stories, each one contained to its own verse, detailing the small rationalities these character’s make for
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