No Surrender
E Street Band Lyrics

Well, we bursted out of class
We quickly left school because we couldn't stand the foolishness.

Had to get away from those fools
We needed to escape from the stupidity surrounding us.

We learned more from a three-minute record, baby
We gained more valuable knowledge from a single song than we did from any school lesson.

Than we ever learned in school
Our music teachings were more meaningful than anything we had learned at school.

Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
I hear the drumbeat of the neighborhood's musicians tonight.

I can feel my heart begin to pound
My heart is racing with excitement at the sound of the music.

You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
You're feeling tired and want to go to bed for the night.

And follow your dreams down
You want to embrace your dreams and let your imagination take over.

Well, we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
We made a solemn vow never to forget our promise to each other.

No retreat, baby, no surrender
We will never give up or give in, no matter what happens.

Like soldiers in the winter's night
We are as dedicated and loyal as soldiers fighting in the cold winter night.

With a vow to defend
We stand strong and are committed to defending our beliefs.

Well, now young faces grow sad and old
The young have become disheartened and aged too quickly.

And hearts of fire grow cold
Their once passion-filled hearts have become frozen with apathy.

We swore blood brothers against the wind
We pledged to be blood brothers, fighting against all odds, with a strong wind blowing against us.

Now I'm ready to grow young again
I want to feel young and enthusiastic like I once did.

And hear your sister's voice calling us home
I long to hear the comforting voice of your sister that brings us back home.

Across the open yards
We will traverse the fields openly and fearlessly.

Well maybe we'll cut someplace of our own
Maybe we can make our own place in the world, where we can be ourselves.

With these drums and these guitars
With the powerful rhythm of our drums and guitars, we can conquer anything.

'Cause we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
We always vow to remember the promise we made to one another.

Blood brothers in the stormy night
We are each other's blood brothers, even through the toughest of times.

Now on the street tonight the lights grow dim
The streetlights are beginning to fade, signaling the end of the day.

The walls of my room are closing in
I feel like the walls of my room are closing in on me, and I am feeling trapped.

There's a war outside still raging
The world outside is still in turmoil and conflict.

You say it ain't ours anymore to win
You insist that we can't win the war anymore.

I want to sleep beneath
All I want to do is rest under the stars,

Peaceful skies in my lover's bed
with a calm sky above me while sharing a bed with my lover.

With a wide open country in my eyes
I wish to be surrounded by the vast, wide-open country.

And these romantic dreams in my head
I have dreams of love and romance in my mind that keep me going.

Once we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
We made a promise to never forget the bond between us.

No retreat, baby, no surrender
We stand our ground and have no intention of backing down.

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Vocals expressing deep emotions.

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Vocals expressing deep emotions.

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Vocals expressing deep emotions.

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Vocals expressing deep emotions.