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Bruce Springsteen Lyrics


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(Hey, come on, let's get the band up)

Don't play that song for me
Though it brings back sweet memories
Of the days that I once knew
Of the days I spent with you

Oh no, don't you let it play
It fills my heart with pain
Please stop it right away
'Cause I remember just-a what it said

Well it said
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, you know that you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, you know that you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Darling, you know that you lied (you lied), you lied (you lied)
You lie, lie, lie, lied

I remember on our first date
You kissed me then you walked away
You were only seventeen
I never thought you'd act so mean

But you told me that you loved me
And you told me that you cared
You said you'd go with me, darling
Oh, anytime, anywhere

But, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Yeah, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, you know that you lied (you lied, you lied)
You lie, lie, lie, lied

woo

I remember those summer nights down by the shore
As the band played, with you in my arms
And we moved across that floor
Then, darling, you went away
But all I've got to say is
I don't care if you lied
Let's dance

But, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Yeah, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling you lied (you lied), you lied (you lied)
You lie, lie, lie, lied

(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling you lied (you lied), you lied (you lied)
You lie, lie, lie, lied

(Darling, I love you)
You know that you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Yeah, darling, you lied
(Darling, I love you)
Oh, darling you lied (you lied), you lied (you lied)
You lie, lie, lie, lied

(Darling, I love you)




(Darling, I love you)
(Darling, I love you)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's song Don't Look Back are a poetic journey into a night of wild abandon, where the need to escape and to live in the moment is palpable. The opening lines of the song set the tone for the restless urgency that pervades the rest of the lyrics. The image of the singer lying on his back with his wheels in the dirt and the cold rain running down the front of his shirt creates an immediate sense of disorientation and vulnerability. However, this sense of weakness is soon overshadowed by the arrival of his companion Angel, who straddles the shifter in his front seat.


As they speed through the night, defying the odds and the rules, the lyrics describe the novelty and the danger of the situation. Red line burnin', pocket's full of cash/ Angel writes her name in lipstick on my dash are lines that paint a picture of the reckless exhilaration of the moment. The repetition of There's nothing to lose, it's a heartbreak emphasizes the paradoxical nature of the situation. The singer and Angel are running away from something, yet they are fully aware that they are bound to crash and burn. And yet, they keep on going.


The final lines of the song are both a call to action and a declaration of intent: Angel, won't you believe in love for me/ C'mon and meet me tonight, darling, out in the street/ We'll move with the city in the dark/ You got to walk, it talk, it in your heart. They encapsulate the theme of the song, which is the need to seize the day and to live life to the fullest. The repetition of the line Honey we won't look back is a testament to the singer's optimism and courage, despite the fact that the odds are stacked against them.


Line by Line Meaning

Cold rain running down the front of my shirt
Raindrops falling on my chest, soaking my shirt


I'm flat on my back wheels in the dirt
I've been knocked down and my wheels are stuck in the muddy ground


Angel makes her face up out on Baker Street
A woman named Angel puts on makeup while on Baker Street


She's straddling the shifter in my front seat
Angel is sitting on the gear shift in the passenger seat of my car


There's nothing to lose, it's a heartbreak
We have nothing to lose, even though it's a painful experience


The deck's stacked
The odds are against us


So put your foot to the floor and darling don't look back
Drive fast and don't worry about what's behind us


We're making night tracks through the blazing rain
We're driving fast through the intense rain at night


Blowin' pistons, workin' the fast lane
Our car is accelerating quickly and we're driving in the fast lane


Red line burnin', pocket's full of cash
The engine is overheating and we have a lot of money on us


Angel writes her name in lipstick on my dash
Angel writes her name on my car's dashboard with lipstick


There's nothing to lose
We have nothing to lose


It's a bad break but baby we're backed
It's a difficult situation, but we have support


Tonight we'll blow off the doors and honey we won't look back
We are going to have a great time and not worry about what we leave behind


We held it in our hearts in the pourin' rain
We kept our love alive during a difficult time


We made it through the heart of a hurricane
We survived the worst part of a difficult situation


We tore it apart and put it together again
We went through a tough time, but came out stronger on the other side


Well angel, won't you believe in love for me
Angel, please have faith in our love


C'mon and meet me tonight, darling, out in the street
Let's meet up tonight and be together


We'll move with the city in the dark
We'll move around the city at night


You got to walk, it talk, it in your heart
You need to truly believe in something in order to make it work


Tonight we'll blow off the doors, baby
We're going all-out tonight


We're gonna even the score
We're going to make things right


And honey we won't look back
We're going to move forward and not dwell on the past




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson

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Comments from YouTube:

Mike Schiesel

Rarely, if ever does a music video move me to tears.....Mission accomplished. Message received loud and clear. This was amazing.

MR mister

I like what you done there 👍

andy cawley

got me

salt pepper

yep so many years later it got me too. Bruce is the BOSS

Aimee Thompson

Sobbin excused?

Nick Calogeras

Bouncing around my kitchen at 3am… smiling and crying at the same time!!!!… W-O-W!!!!

J Stone

A respectful and passionate tribute from one rock legend to another. This makes me miss Michael even more.

salt pepper

bruce is human, a good one. #BOSS

Sue D

Yes, certainly respectful, that's the way Bruce is His version is also way better than the original. That's Bruce.

HeapsYeah

That brought tears to my eyes. Bruce gave it 110%.

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