Frankie
Bruce Springsteen Lyrics


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Good morning, good morning
The church mouse is snoring
News is out all over town
Frankie fell in Love

Wake up, boys, wake up
You drunken choir boys shake it up
Our Juliet says her Romeo's been found
Frankie fell in Love

World peace's gonna break out
From here on in we're eating take out
She ain't gonna be cooking for the likes of us
Somebody call mama and just tell her
Frankie fell in love

Einstein and Shakespeare
Sitting having a beer
Einstein trying to figure out the number that adds up to this
Shakespeare said, "Man it all starts with a kiss"

Einstein is scratching
Numbers on his napkin
Shakespeare said, "Man, it's just one and one make three
Ah, that's why it's poetry"

World peace's gonna break out
From here on in we're eating take out
She ain't gonna be cooking for the likes of us
Somebody call mama and just tell her
Frankie fell in Love

Glory, glory, it's the same old story
Kid, there ain't nothing anybody can do
It's gonna happen to you just like
Frankie fell in Love

Good evening, good evening
The church mouse is sleeping




News is out all over town
Frankie fell in Love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's "Frankie Fell in Love" are deceptively simple, containing a number of different themes and references. The song begins with a description of a "good morning" and a "church mouse...snoring," which suggests a sense of comfort and normalcy. But then we hear that "Frankie fell in Love," and the world seems to shift. The line "world peace's gonna break out" seems like hyperbole, but it could be read as a metaphor for the transformative power of love. The singer seems to be saying that the world is going to look different now that Frankie has fallen in love, and that the things that used to matter (like home-cooked food) are no longer important.


The middle section of the song features a conversation between Einstein and Shakespeare, who are trying to understand the nature of love. Einstein is "trying to figure out the number that adds up to this," while Shakespeare suggests that it's more about poetry than math. This exchange seems to underscore the idea that love is both mysterious and transformative, and that it can't be neatly quantified. Finally, the song ends with a reprise of the opening verse, which seems to suggest that life goes on even in the wake of love's transformative power.


Overall, "Frankie Fell in Love" is a song about the way that love can change the world. The singer is suggesting that once love enters the picture, things that once seemed important (like worldly success or material possessions) become meaningless. The song is also about the transformative power of art and creativity, as evidenced by the discussion between Einstein and Shakespeare. Finally, the song seems to suggest that love is both a universal experience and a deeply personal one, something that can't be fully understood but that has the power to change lives.


Line by Line Meaning

Good morning, good morning
It's morning and we are awake and alert


The church mouse is snoring
Everyone else is still asleep


News is out all over town
Word has spread of something significant happening


Frankie fell in Love
Someone named Frankie has fallen in love


Wake up, boys, wake up
An exclamation to the sleeping boys to wake up


You drunken choir boys shake it up
Boys are drunk and need to wake up and move


Our Juliet says her Romeo's been found
Someone has found their true love, like Romeo and Juliet


Frankie fell in Love
Someone named Frankie has fallen in love


World peace's gonna break out
The world will suddenly become peaceful


From here on in we're eating take out
We will not have time to cook for ourselves


She ain't gonna be cooking for the likes of us
The person we were relying on to cook won't do it anymore


Somebody call mama and just tell her
We need to contact our mother with this news


Frankie fell in love
Someone named Frankie has fallen in love


Einstein and Shakespeare
Two brilliant minds


Sitting having a beer
Relaxing and enjoying themselves


Einstein trying to figure out the number that adds up to this
Trying to understand the mathematics behind love


Shakespeare said, "Man it all starts with a kiss"
Love begins with a kiss


Einstein is scratching
Einstein is thinking hard


Numbers on his napkin
Writing his thoughts down on a napkin


Shakespeare said, "Man, it's just one and one make three
Love isn't always logical or scientific


Ah, that's why it's poetry"
Poetry can capture the essence of love and its mysteries


Glory, glory, it's the same old story
Love always follows the same pattern


Kid, there ain't nothing anybody can do
We cannot control who we fall in love with


It's gonna happen to you just like Frankie fell in Love
Love will happen to us all, like it happened to Frankie


Good evening, good evening
It's evening now


The church mouse is sleeping
Everyone else is settling down for the night


News is out all over town
The news of Frankie's love has spread throughout the town


Frankie fell in Love
Someone named Frankie has fallen in love




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Written by: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

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@simonsays8831

Dark weekends in the sun out on Chelsea Road
Descending the stairs, ah Frankie, my one
Check your makeup in the mirror, c'mon babe let's go
We'll dance 'round this dirty town till the night is all done
Let all the finer things sleep alone tonight
Let all the minor kings lose their thrones tonight
Don't worry about us, baby, we'll be alright

Well everybody's dying, this town's closing down
They're all sittin' down at the courthouse waiting for 'em to take the flag down
I see strange flashes in the sky up above
Gonna spend the night at the drive-in with the one that I love
At dusk the stars all appear on the screen
Yeah, just like they do each night in my dreams
But tonight's no dream, Frankie, I can feel myself too
Well now and forever, baby, my love is for you

Here we go! Here!
Walk softly tonight, little stranger
Yeah into these shadows we're passing through
Talk softly tonight, little angel
You make all my dream worlds come true
Whoa!

Well lately I've been standing out in the freezing rain
Readin' them "want" ads out on Chelsea Road
I'm winging down the street in search of new games
Hustling through these nightlights' diamond glow
Well Frankie I don't know what I'm gonna find
Maybe nothing at all, maybe a world I can call mine
Shining like these streetlights down here on the strand
Bright as the rain in the palm of your hand

Walk softly tonight, little stranger
Into these shadows where lovers go
Talk softly to me, little angel
Whisper your secrets so soft and low
Walk softly tonight, little stranger
Into these shadows where lovers go
Talk softly to me, little angel
Whisper your secrets so soft and low
Walk softly tonight, little angel
Into these shadows where lovers go
Talk softly to me, little stranger
Whisper your secrets so soft and low
Talk softly to me
Talk softly to me
Talk softly to me
Talk softly to me

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@micheleabbas7101

Mon dieu 😨 je suis fichue 🤦‍♀️

Condamné à être une vieille fille 👧 🤦‍♀️😩😭


Le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ignore aux portes de la démence 😅😂😀

Mr Bruce indéniablement mon chéri 😅😂
Il s’est trompé de maison , de vie et de femme 🤗🤦‍♀️……😅😂😅de l’humour 😉😀



All comments from YouTube:

@johnnyM809

Springsteen is the greatest....absolutely the greatest songwriter and live performer there has ever been as far as I am concerned.

@rckeith

+johnnyM809 Totally agree, was lucky enough to see him in London a couple of years ago

@wikivid8538

AGREE !!

@box5og

100% agree!

@theresasledge92

Agree..❤🐿🍀🌵

@mikebarretto1768

This song is a hidden classic!!! Nothing better than Bruce and the E street band! Let’s go!!!

@petersneddon962

This is 1 of my favourite Springsteen songs ever.
I heard it on a crappy bootleg in 89, blown away then blown away now

@chevacamaro68

July 28, 2012 was one of the best concerts Bruce´s done. Period! If you weren´t there maybe you disagree but for us who were... Oh my God... Just the fact that this was the first time he played Jungleland since the Big man passed shoulf tell you something. To us in the audience it was a token of mutual love and respect.

@frankquezada5490

What an incredible version of this song. I've never had the pleasure of listening to it LIVE.

@davekeyman2604

Bruce's B-sides and outtakes are better than 99% of everyone else's recordings.

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