For You

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Track 7 of Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., 1973.

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Credits

• Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Vini Lopez: drums
  • David Sancious: piano, keyboards
  • Garry Tallent: electric bass

Performances

Performed live 234 times (not including snippet performances). 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England 2015-11-10 Theater At Madison Square Garden (The), New York City, NY 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA 2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland 2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark 2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2012-07-23 Koengen, Bergen, Norway 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2011-11-03 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2010-11-04 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2010-05-22 Nokia Theater, New York City, NY 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 2009-11-20 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD 2009-10-25 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA 2009-07-11 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 2009-04-22 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO 2008-08-18 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA 2008-06-29 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2008-06-27 Parc Des Princes, Paris, France 2008-04-30 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA 2008-03-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR 2007-10-15 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2006-11-21 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2006-11-19 Point Theatre (The), Dublin, Ireland 2005-10-30 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2005-10-21 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI 2005-10-12 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN 2005-08-11 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 2005-07-28 Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2005-07-14 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2005-06-28 ICC Berlin, Berlin, Germany 2005-06-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2005-06-15 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 2005-06-04 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2005-06-02 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 2005-05-07 Lecture Hall (The), Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO 2005-04-30 Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ 2005-04-28 Nokia Live At Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX 2005-04-25 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI 2005-04-22 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 2005-04-21 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 2004-12-19 Harry's Roadhouse, Asbury Park, NJ (Evening) 2004-12-02 Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, PA 2003-09-07 Fenway Park, Boston, MA 2003-08-09 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA 2003-07-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 2003-03-06 Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA 2003-02-20 Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 2002-11-23 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL 2002-11-04 Compaq Center, Houston, TX 2002-10-24 Globen, Stockholm, Sweden 2002-10-22 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2002-10-18 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2002-10-06 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 2002-10-04 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 2002-09-25 United Center, Chicago, IL 2000-12-18 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2000-12-17 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 2000-06-26 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 1999-09-03 MCI Center, Washington, DC 1999-08-26 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 1999-08-04 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-03-19 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ 1997-05-26 Palais Des Congrès De Paris, Paris, France 1997-05-16 Opéra Berlioz, Corum (Le), Montpellier, France 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 1996-11-25 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 1992-08-07 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-10 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-17 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1981-07-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-03-04 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1981-03-02 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA 1981-02-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 1981-02-25 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN 1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1981-02-22 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC 1981-02-18 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL 1981-02-15 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL 1981-02-13 Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 1981-02-12 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL 1981-02-07 Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, IL 1981-02-04 SIU Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1981-02-02 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1981-01-28 Checkerdome, St. Louis, MO 1981-01-20 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1980-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1980-12-16 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1980-12-15 Boston Garden, Boston, MA 1980-12-12 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 1980-12-11 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 1980-12-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-06 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-04 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 1980-12-02 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY 1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1980-11-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1980-10-13 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1980-10-11 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL 1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO 1978-10-01 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 1978-09-09 Athletic & Convocation Center, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1978-08-26 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 1978-08-25 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 1978-08-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1978-08-22 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1978-08-14 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA 1978-07-28 Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL 1978-07-21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN 1978-07-18 Jackson Municipal Auditorium, Jackson, MS 1978-07-16 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA 1978-07-15 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX 1978-07-14 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX 1978-07-12 Dallas Convention Center Theater, Dallas, TX 1978-07-09 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1978-07-08 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA 1978-07-05 Forum (The), Inglewood, CA 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA 1978-06-30 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA 1978-06-29 San Jose Center For The Performing Arts, San Jose, CA 1978-06-26 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC 1978-06-25 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA 1978-06-24 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978-06-20 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1978-06-16 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS 1978-06-14 Civic Auditorium Music Hall, Omaha, NE 1978-06-13 Hancher Auditorium, University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 1978-06-10 Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN 1978-06-09 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI 1978-06-08 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1978-06-05 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH 1978-06-03 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1978-06-02 Halsey Field House, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 1978-05-31 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-30 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1978-05-27 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-05-26 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1978-05-24 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY 1978-05-23 Shea's Buffalo Theatre, Buffalo, NY 1976-04-15 Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA 1976-04-12 Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, PA 1976-04-02 Macauley's Theatre, Louisville, KY 1975-12-30 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA 1975-12-28 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA 1975-12-27 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA 1975-12-21 Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON 1975-12-20 National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON 1975-12-19 Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, QC 1975-12-17 Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY 1975-12-16 Laker Hall Gym, State University Of New York, Oswego, NY 1975-12-12 Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY 1975-12-11 Walsh Auditorium, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 1975-12-10 Davis Gym, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 1975-12-06 McDonough Arena, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 1975-12-05 McDonough Arena, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 1975-12-03 Music Hall, Boston, MA 1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 1975-11-23 Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1975-11-21 Stockholms Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden 1975-11-18 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 1975-11-11 Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL 1975-11-01 Robertson Gymnasium, University Of California, Santa Barbara, CA 1975-10-31 Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA 1975-10-29 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 1975-10-26 Paramount Northwest Theatre, Seattle, WA 1975-10-25 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1975-08-23 Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GA 1975-08-17 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Early) 1975-08-15 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late) 1975-08-13 Bottom Line (The), New York City, NY (Late) 1975-08-10 Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH 1975-03-08 DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC 1975-02-23 Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY 1975-02-19 University Auditorium, Penn State University, University Park, PA 1975-02-07 Widener Field House, Widener College, Chester, PA 1975-02-06 Widener Field House, Widener College, Chester, PA 1975-02-05 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA 1974-10-05 Bollman Center, Albright College, Reading, PA 1974-09-22 Student Center, Kean College, Union, NJ 1974-09-20 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, Philadelphia, PA 1974-06-02 Agora (The), Toledo, OH 1974-05-24 Trenton War Memorial, Trenton, NJ 1974-05-09 Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MA (Late) 1974-04-26 Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence, RI 1974-04-19 State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ 1974-04-10 Charlie's Place, Cambridge, MA (Early) 1974-04-06 Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ 1974-04-05 MacMorland Center, Widener College, Chester, PA 1974-03-24 Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ 1974-03-15 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX 1974-03-10 Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (Late) 1974-03-09 Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (Late) 1974-03-03 Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (Late) 1974-03-03 Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (Early) 1974-02-12 Student Center Ballroom, University Of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 1974-01-25 Mosque (The), Richmond, VA 1974-01-12 Joint In The Woods (The), Parsippany, NJ 1974-01-06 Joe's Place, Cambridge, MA 1973-12-06 Childe Harold, Washington, DC 1973-11-17 Roxy Theatre, Philadelphia, PA (Late) 1973-10-31 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Late) 1973-10-30 Main Point (The), Bryn Mawr, PA (Late) 1973-10-26 Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NY 1973-03-18 Keaney Gymnasium, University Of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 1973-02-26 Troubadour (The), West Hollywood, CA 1973-02-14 VCU New Gym, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 1972-12-07 Kenny's Castaways, New York City, NY (Early) 1972-02-14 Pocketful Of Tunes Inc., New York City, NY

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 2 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 9 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 7 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 7 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 2 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 16 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 12 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 5 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 42 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 42 show(s) of 111 on the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 54 on The Lawsuit Tour. Performed at 32 show(s) of 116 on the Born To Run Tour. Performed at 32 show(s) of 201 on The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 166 on the Greetings From Asbury Park Tour. Performed at 10 known other show(s), plus 3 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973), Spirit In The Night (Single, 1973), and The Essential (2003).

Live versions are released on Live Collection (EP, 1986) (recorded July 7, 1978), Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 (2006) (recorded November 18, 1975), and PBS Exclusive (EP, 2007) (recorded November 19, 2006).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 21 official live downloads:

• 2016-09-05 Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
• 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-06-17 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
• 2016-06-03 Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England
• 2014-05-14 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA
• 2014-02-05 Perth Arena, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• 2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
• 2009-11-22 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
• 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 2008-08-23 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
• 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
• 1999-10-23 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
• 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1978-10-01 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
• 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA
• 1978-07-01 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA
• 1975-12-21 Seneca Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, ON
• 1975-12-12 Post Dome, C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY
• 1975-11-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Live Series: Songs Of Love (2019), The Live Series: Songs On Keys (2023), and The Reunion Tour '99 (2024).

On The Tracks

FOR YOU - V1		uncirculating
FOR YOU - V2a	4:43	PS / EY
FOR YOU - V2b	4:40	GREETINGS / ESSENTIAL: 2003
FOR YOU - V2c	4:40	uncirculating

Note: V1 was recorded on February 14, 1972 at Pocketful of Tunes, 39 West 55th Street, New York, NY, at the audition for Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos. V2a was recorded June 27, 1972 at 914 Sound Studios for Greetings. V2b was an overdub session on October 26, 1972, when the track was completed. V2c features slide guitar overdubs recorded by Steven Van Zandt, ultimately rejected by Appel as "too busy."

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^{Studio Sessions: Greetings From Asbury Park}

Lyrics

For You

Princess cards she sends me with her regards
Whoa, barroom eyes shine vacancy, to see her you gotta look hard
Wounded deep in battle, I stand stuffed like some soldier undaunted
To her Cheshire smile I'll stand on file, she's all I ever wanted
Oh, but you let your blue walls get in the way of these facts
Honey, get your carpetbaggers off my back
You wouldn't even give me time to cover my tracks
You said, "Here's your mirror and your ball and jacks"
But they're not what I came for, and I'm sure you see that too

I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you, but your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me, oh, and my electric surges free

Oh, crawl into my ambulance, your pulse is getting weak
Oh, reveal yourself all now to me girl while you've got the strength to speak
'Cause they're waiting for you at Bellevue with their oxygen masks
But I could give it all to you now if only you could ask
Whoa, and don't call for your surgeon, even he says it's too late
It's not your lungs this time, it's your heart that holds your fate
Don't give me my money, honey, I don't want it back
You and your pony face and your union jack
We'll take your local joker and teach him how to act
I swear I was never that way even when I really cracked
Didn't you think I knew that you were born with the power of a locomotive
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?
And your Chelsea suicide with no apparent motive
You could laugh and cry in a single sound
Alright
Mmm

And your strength is devastating in the face of all these odds
Remember how I kept you waiting when it was my turn to be the god

You were not quite half so proud when I found you broken on the beach
Oh, remember how I poured salt on your tongue and hung just out of reach
And the band they played the homecoming theme as I caressed your cheek
Yeah, that ragged, jagged melody, she still clings to me like a leech
But that medal you wore on your chest always got in the way
Like a little girl with a trophy so soft to buy her way
We were both hitchhikers but you had your ears tuned to the roar
Of some metal-tempered engine on an alien, distant shore
So you left to find a better reason than the one we were living for
And it's not that nursery mouth I came back for
It's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
'Cause I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors
And who am I to ask you to lick my sores?
And you should know that's true

I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you, your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me, oh, and my electric surges free
Ooooh, ooh ooh

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