Drive Fast (The Stuntman)

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Track 6 of Western Stars, 2019.

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Credits

• Western Stars (2019)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, synth strings, banjo, percussion, electric guitar, B3, piano, orchestral samples, celeste, organ solo, 12-string guitar, mellotron
  • Ron Aniello: upright bass, piano, electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, bass, synth strings, orchestral samples, acoustic guitar, drums, B3, celeste, loops, synth, background vocals
  • Marc Muller: pedal steel
  • Gunnar Olsen: drums
  • David Sancious: B3
  • Luis Villalobos: violin
  • Stone Hill Strings
    • • Scott Tibbs (string arrangement, conductor); Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Joanna Maurer (violins); Shmuel Katz, Rebecca Young (viola); Alan Stepansky (cello).

Performances

Performed live 1 times (not including snippet performances). 2019-04-00 Stone Hill Farm, Colts Neck, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Western Stars (2019).

A live version is released on Western Stars (Songs From The Film) (2019) (recorded April 2019).

On The Tracks

DRIVE FAST (THE STUNTMAN) - Demo		uncirculating
DRIVE FAST (THE STUNTMAN)	4:16	WESTERN

Note: A demo of "Drive Fast (The Stuntman)" was first recorded in 2010 at Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, New Jersey. Completed by Ron Aniello and Springsteen over a period of several years, ending early 2019, as stated by Ron Aniello on his Instagram: "started in 2010… finished in 2014… finished again in 2018. Sometimes it takes a minute…"

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Lyrics

Drive Fast (The Stuntman)

I got two pins in my ankle and a busted collarbone
A steel rod in my leg, but it walks me home
At nine, I climbed high into the boughs of our neighborhood's tallest tree
I don't remember the fear, just the breeze

Drive fast, fall hard, I'll keep you in my heart
Don't worry about tomorrow, don't mind the scars
Just drive fast, fall hard

At nineteen, I was the king of the dirt down at the Remington draw
I liked the pedal and I didn't mind the wall
'Midst the roar of the metal I never heard a sound
I was looking for anything, any kind of drug to lift me up off this ground

Drive fast, fall hard, I'll keep you in my heart
Don't worry about tomorrow, don't mind the scars
Just drive fast, fall hard

We met on the set of this B picture that she made
She liked her guys a little greasy and 'neath her pay grade
We headed down to Baja in the desert, we made our stand of it
Figured maybe together we could get the broken pieces to fit

Drive fast, fall hard, keep me in your heart
Don't worry about tomorrow, don't mind the scars
Just drive fast, fall hard
I'll keep you in my heart
Don't worry about tomorrow, don't mind the scar
Just drive fast, fall hard

I got two pins in my ankle and a busted collarbone
A steel rod in my leg, but it walks me home

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Links

• MusicBrainz

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