Cadillac Ranch

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Disc 2 track 2 of The River, 1980.

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Credits

• The River (1980)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums, percussion

Performances

Performed live 482 times. 2023-02-16 Moody Center, Austin, TX 2019-11-16 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL 2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark 2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA 2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, Australia 2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile 2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales 2013-07-20 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 2013-06-29 Stade De France, Saint Denis, France 2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-05-11 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 2013-03-26 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA 2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England 2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2011-01-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2010-09-11 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2009-11-15 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2009-10-17 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2009-10-02 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2009-09-21 Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, IA 2009-09-13 BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL 2009-07-30 Estadio Municipal De Foietes, Benidorm, Spain 2009-07-05 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 2009-06-09 Koengen, Bergen, Norway 2009-06-04 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 2009-05-02 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2009-04-08 Toyota Center, Houston, TX 2008-08-24 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA 2008-07-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2008-07-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2008-07-07 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2008-07-04 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England 2008-05-13 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2008-04-14 Toyota Center, Houston, TX 2008-03-17 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2007-12-04 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2007-10-21 United Center, Chicago, IL 2007-10-06 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 2007-04-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2006-10-07 Arena Santa Giuliana, Perugia, Italy 2006-06-24 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 2006-06-17 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI 2006-06-16 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2006-06-14 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2006-05-28 Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA 2006-05-27 Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA 2006-05-20 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2006-05-17 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 2006-05-16 Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2006-05-12 DatchForum, Milan, Italy 2006-05-10 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2006-05-08 Hammersmith Apollo, London, England 2006-05-07 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England 2006-04-26 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2006-04-25 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2006-04-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2005-06-23 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 2005-06-22 Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark 2005-06-20 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2003-09-27 Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI 2003-09-14 Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-07-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-06-17 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2003-05-19 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2003-05-15 Estadio Municipal El Molinón, Gijón, Spain 2003-05-08 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2003-03-02 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX 2002-12-22 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2002-12-05 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2002-11-19 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena, Birmingham, AL 2002-11-16 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2001-07-31 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 2000-04-18 Compaq Center, Houston, TX 2000-03-13 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1999-11-09 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 1999-10-26 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA 1999-10-18 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 1999-09-28 United Center, Chicago, IL 1999-09-21 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-08-06 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-06-20 Gelredome, Arnhem, The Netherlands 1999-06-15 Stadion Am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach, Germany 1999-06-07 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 1999-06-03 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1999-05-25 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1999-05-23 Earls Court, London, England 1999-04-28 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1999-04-24 Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 1999-04-20 FilaForum, Milan, Italy 1995-07-22 Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ 1995-04-05 Sony Music Studios, New York City, NY 1995-02-21 Tramps, New York City, NY 1989-12-17 Ventura Theatre, Ventura, CA 1988-10-15 Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1988-10-12 Parque Antártica, São Paulo, Brazil 1988-10-09 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1988-10-07 National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe 1988-10-03 Olympiáko Stádio "Spyros Louis", Athens, Greece 1988-09-30 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India 1988-09-27 Tōkyō Dōmu, Tokyo, Japan 1988-09-23 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1988-09-21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1988-09-19 John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1988-09-17 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, QC 1988-09-15 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON 1988-09-13 Estadio Nacional De Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 1988-09-10 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 1988-09-08 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy 1988-09-06 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary 1988-09-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1988-09-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1988-09-02 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1988-08-03 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 1988-08-02 Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain 1988-07-30 Weserstadion, Bremen, West Germany 1988-07-27 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1988-07-25 Københavns Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark 1988-07-22 Waldbühne, West Berlin, West Germany 1988-07-19 Radrennbahn Weissensee, East Berlin, East Germany 1988-07-17 Olympia-Reitstadion Riem, Munich, West Germany 1988-07-14 St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland 1988-07-12 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany 1988-07-10 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England 1988-07-09 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England 1988-07-07 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1988-07-02 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1987-04-12 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 1986-03-02 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 1985-10-02 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-29 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-24 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 1985-09-23 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 1985-09-19 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1985-09-18 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1985-09-14 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX 1985-09-13 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX 1985-09-10 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 1985-09-09 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 1985-09-06 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN 1985-09-04 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI 1985-09-01 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-27 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON 1985-08-26 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON 1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1985-08-14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1985-08-11 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 1985-08-09 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 1985-08-07 Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH 1985-08-05 RFK Stadium, Washington, DC 1985-07-07 Roundhay Park, Leeds, England 1985-07-06 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1985-07-04 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1985-07-03 Wembley Stadium, London, England 1985-06-30 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France 1985-06-29 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France 1985-06-25 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France 1985-06-23 Stade Richter, Montpellier, France 1985-06-21 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 1985-06-18 Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany 1985-06-15 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, West Germany 1985-06-13 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1985-06-12 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1985-06-09 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 1985-06-08 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 1985-06-05 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England 1985-06-04 St. James' Park, Newcastle, England 1985-06-01 Slane Castle, Slane, Ireland 1985-04-23 Ōsaka-jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan 1985-04-22 Ōsaka-jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan 1985-04-19 Kyoto Furitsu Taiikukan, Kyoto, Japan 1985-04-16 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-15 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-13 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-11 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-10 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-04 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia 1985-04-03 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Australia 1985-03-31 QE II Jubilee Sports Centre, Brisbane, Australia 1985-03-28 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-03-27 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-03-24 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-03-23 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-03-21 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia 1985-01-27 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY page 1 of 212next »

Performed per main tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) 2023 International Tour: performed at 1 show(s) of 90. Springsteen On Broadway: performed at 0 show(s) of 266. Summer '17 Tour: performed at 1 show(s) of 14. The River Tour 2016: performed at 47 show(s) of 75. High Hopes Tour: performed at 5 show(s) of 34. Wrecking Ball Tour: performed at 12 show(s) of 133. Working On A Dream Tour: performed at 12 show(s) of 83. Magic Tour: performed at 12 show(s) of 99. The Seeger Sessions Tour: performed at 14 show(s) of 56. Devils & Dust Tour: performed at 3 show(s) of 72. Vote For Change Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 7. The Rising Tour: performed at 12 show(s) of 120. The Reunion Tour: performed at 17 show(s) of 132. The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour: performed at 0 show(s) of 128. World Tour 1992-93: performed at 0 show(s) of 102. Human Rights Now! Tour: performed at 19 show(s) of 20. Tunnel Of Love Express Tour: performed at 15 show(s) of 67. Born In The U.S.A. Tour: performed at 156 show(s) of 156. The River Tour: performed at 138 show(s) of 138.

Released on Album

Released on The River (1980), Cadillac Ranch (Single, 1981), and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).

A live version is released on Live/1975–85 (1986) (recorded July 6, 1981).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 68 official live downloads:

• 2023-02-16 Moody Center, Austin, TX
• 2017-02-04 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
• 2016-09-11 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2016-08-28 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 2016-08-25 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-05 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2016-05-27 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
• 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
• 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
• 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
• 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
• 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
• 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
• 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
• 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
• 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
• 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
• 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
• 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
• 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
• 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
• 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
• 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
• 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
• 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-05-18 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
• 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
• 2014-04-19 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• 2014-02-19 AllPhones Arena, Sydney, Australia
• 2014-02-01 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 1988-07-03 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
• 1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1984-08-20 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1984-08-19 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1984-08-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1984-08-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

On The Tracks

CADILLAC RANCH - V1a	2:58	DROC2 / RO / ATMF
CADILLAC RANCH - V1b	3:03	private cdr
CADILLAC RANCH - V1c	3:05	private cdr
CADILLAC RANCH - V1d	3:03	private cdr
CADILLAC RANCH - V1e	3:01	O&S
CADILLAC RANCH - V1f	3:01	RIVER

Note: Recorded at the Power Station on February 16, March 9, 15 and 17, and mixed at Clover Studios in Los Angeles on April 9 and 26, 1980. All of the above are mixed variations of the same basic recording. V1b has less echo on lead vocal, V1c is take #47 with piano and guitar higher in the mix, V1d is described as "basic rundown take 2", and V1e adds a siren and screeching tires to the introduction.

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^{Studio Sessions: The River}

Lyrics

Cadillac Ranch

Well there she sits, buddy, justa gleaming in the sun
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch

Eldorado fins, whitewalls and skirts
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth
Well buddy when I die throw my body in the back
Drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

James Dean in that Mercury '49
Junior Johnson running through the woods of Caroline
Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans-Am
All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

Hey little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Driving alone through the Wisconsin night
You're my last love, baby you're my last chance
Don't let 'em take me to the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Pulled up to my house today
Came and took my little girl away

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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