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Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Track: Badlands

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Well, lights out tonight
Trouble in the heartland
Got a head on collision
Smashin' in my guts, man
I'm caught in a cross fire
That I don't understand

But there's one thing I know for sure, girl
I don't give a damn
For the same old played out scenes
Baby, I don't give a damn
For just the in-betweens
Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul
I want control right now
You better listen to me, baby

Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
You spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well, don't waste your time waiting

Badlands, you gotta live it everyday
Let the broken hearts stand
As the price you've gotta pay
Keep pushin' 'til it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good

Workin' in the fields
That'll get your back burned
Workin' 'neath the wheels
'Til you get your facts learned
Baby, I got my facts
Learned real good right now
You better get it straight, darlin'

Poor man wanna be rich
Rich man wanna be king
And a king ain't satisfied
'Til he rules everything
I wanna go out tonight
I wanna find out what I got

Well, I believe in the love that you gave me
I believe in the faith that can save me
I believe in the hope and I pray
That someday it may raise me
Above these

Badlands, you gotta live it everyday
Let the broken hearts stand
As the price you've gotta pay
Keep pushin' 'til it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa

For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
I wanna find one face that ain't looking through me
I wanna find one place
I wanna spit in the face of these

Badlands, you gotta live it everyday
Let the broken hearts stand
As the price you've gotta pay
Keep movin' 'til it's understood
And these badlands start treating us good

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, badlands
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, badlands
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, badlands
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, badlands
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, badlands
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, badlands
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Bruce Springsteen – Badlands
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Lights out tonight trouble in the heartland / Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts man / I'm caught in a crossfire that I don't understand / But there's one thing I know for
Julien Baker – Badlands
[Verse 1] / Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland / Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts, man / I'm caught in a crossfire that I don't understand / But there's one
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan – Badlands
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Bruce Springsteen – Badlands (Live at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ - Sep. 19, 1978)
[Intro] / Hey / New Jersey, can you believe it? / Let's go / Are you ready? / One, two / [Verse 1] / Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland / Got a head-on collision smashin
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Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland / Got a head-on collision smashin' in my guts, man / I'm caught in a cross fire that I don't understand / But there's one thing I know
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[Intro] / One, two / [Verse 1] / Oh, lights out tonight / Trouble in the heartland / Got a head-on collision / Mashin' in my guts, man / Caught in a crossfire / I don't understand
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I saw her standin' on her front lawn just twirlin' her baton / Me and her went for a ride sir and ten innocent people died / From the town of Lincoln Nebraska with a sawed-off .410
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Bruce Springsteen release “Badlands”?
Bruce Springsteen released “Badlands” on June 2, 1978.
Q:Who wrote “Badlands” by Bruce Springsteen?
“Badlands” by Bruce Springsteen was written by Bruce Springsteen.
Q:When did Bruce Springsteen release “Badlands [Live 1975/85]”?
Bruce Springsteen released “Badlands [Live 1975/85]” on November 4, 1986.
Q:Who wrote “Badlands” by Julien Baker?
“Badlands” by Julien Baker was written by Bruce Springsteen.
Q:When did Various Artists release Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska?
Various Artists released Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska on November 7, 2000.
Q:When did Genius Traducciones al Español release “Bruce Springsteen - Badlands (Traducción al Español)”?
Genius Traducciones al Español released “Bruce Springsteen - Badlands (Traducción al Español)” on June 2, 1978.
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