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Thunder Road Lyrics

Artist: Bruce Springsteen
Album: Born To Run

The screen door slams, Mary's dress waves
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey, that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again, I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside, darling, you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty but, hey, you're alright
Oh, and that's alright with me

You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now, I ain't no hero, that's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl, is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey, what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair
Well, the night's busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back, heaven's waiting on down the tracks

Oh oh, come take my hand
We're riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh oh oh oh, Thunder Road
Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey, I know it's late, we can make it if we run
Oh oh oh oh, Thunder Road
Sit tight, take hold, Thunder Road

Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk
And my car's out back if you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The door's open but the ride ain't free
And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken
But tonight we'll be free, all the promises'll be broken

There were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road in the skeleton frames of burned-out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines rolling on
But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind
So Mary, climb in
It's a town full of losers, I'm pulling out of here to win

Comments/Interpretations
by Sharon Sikkema on 6/24/2008 9:24am One of the greatest . . . Both Springsteen and Thunder Road. It was so moving when he sang it for Tim Russert at his memorial service. They just don't make music like this anymore.
by Frode Smith, Oslo on 7/10/2008 3:56pm Suddenly I learn me the lyrics to this great song!!
by paolo on 7/19/2008 4:52pm simply wonderful
by matt on 7/23/2008 9:28pm wonderful song, they really don't make music like this anymore.
by Sara on 9/2/2008 9:44pm Simply Awesome!!!!
by Jazz on 9/6/2008 7:54pm I'm 16 but... <3
by brenna on 9/8/2008 9:33am this is my dad's favorite song. i was just listening to it with him yesterday and it turned into the most poignant moment for us. does anyone know where i can find a "thunder road"? it can be a side street in downtown chicago or main street in the smallest town in mississippi but i want to take him to a thunder road. can someone help?
by Greg on 9/12/2008 8:16pm one of the most poetic songs ever written
by Victor Owens on 10/4/2008 3:17am The line towards the last should be "you hear their engines roaring on", not "rolling on."
by cat on 10/16/2008 4:19pm he plays it for anyone who dies that liked him.
by preston on 10/27/2008 1:49am a true poet. What happened to this kind of honesty in music? One band out there has this heart and they are springsteen fans, check out against me! They write great lyrics.
by johnny c on 11/7/2008 7:41am the great american love song, on the road song, and "our song"....just sent the 85 paris u tube version to my girlfriend...
by Earthwalker on 12/4/2008 12:45am Hey Brenna - I used to deliver packages for FedEx on Thunder Road, which is on the outskirts of Jacksonville, Florida. If you e-mail me at Earthwalker4444 at hotmail.com, I'll find out exactly where it is and let you know. Not sure if it's Jax, Green Cove Springs or Penney Farms, but I can find out....
by johnnyk on 1/16/2009 8:06pm The quintessetial Springsteen tune with the setting, the characters and the build to a fantastic sax finish by the Big Man. Though I appreciate Bruce's growth as a songwriter, he will always be at his finest when he's painting a picture of being young on the streets and shoreline of New Jersey.
by erinc on 1/24/2009 5:06am this is the song that makes me say " wish i could blow the ceiling" big boss, love you..
by from Tenth Avenue on 1/29/2009 11:28am Hey Brenna, One of my all-time favorite epic recordings. Go to Google maps and type Thunder Road. It must have been great for you and your dad to connect through music. Good luck.
by Matt on 2/5/2009 1:05pm What a song ... Truly 'The Boss'
by Lars from Denmark.... 7000 on 2/25/2009 7:30am I have loved this song since i was 13years... Im 20 now :D
by rain007 on 3/6/2009 7:29pm love you lots, seen you in the 80's have not able to see you since then of the days of "born in the USA" days. Still see you on the net. Lucky for me!!!!Thanks Bruce and co!!!
by CanadianSoldier34 on 3/24/2009 6:17pm "Marys dress sways" and "I'm no hero, thats understood" minor corrections. Greatest song of all time for sure!!!!
by Barb on 6/17/2009 1:31pm One of the best contemporary songs ever written. I can feel the despair and longing for a better life in every lrics! Best performance of this song: Bruce Springsteen and Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Etherige Unplugged MTV Special 1995
by Jani Tiikainen, sydney,AUS on 6/21/2009 6:12am just look on youtube,thunderroad, hammersmithth odeon '76, just so unreal, his voice for that song its so much better than today!!!
by Mars on 7/12/2009 12:38pm Music just aint this good anymore. cant wait to see him on tuesday. this song gives me shivers. he truly is the boss
by CadillacMike on 9/15/2009 4:48am This is a reat song, makes me want to get back home, take my wife out in our blue DeVille convertible and just drive & drive. In a few months i should be back home to do just that!
by Dave on 11/4/2009 4:50am I agree with Barb 6/17/2009 1:31pm Bruce and Missy's version of the song is absolutely brilliant. It's raggy, live and wonderful.

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