Kingdom Of Days

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Track 10 of Working On A Dream, 2009.

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Credits

• Working On A Dream (2009)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Roy Bittan: keyboards
  • Clarence Clemons: backing vocals[?]
  • Nils Lofgren: guitar, backing vocals[?]
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Soozie Tyrell: violin, backing vocals[?]
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals[?]
  • Max Weinberg: drums
    • String arrangements by Eddie Horst

Performances

Performed live 35 times (not including snippet performances). 2014-05-22 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2009-07-14 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2009-07-11 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 2009-07-03 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2009-07-02 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2009-06-13 Great Stage Park, Manchester, TN 2009-06-04 Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden 2009-06-02 Ratinan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 2009-05-23 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2009-05-21 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ 2009-05-19 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2009-05-18 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2009-05-15 Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA 2009-05-14 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2009-05-12 United Center, Chicago, IL 2009-05-11 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2009-05-07 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2009-05-05 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 2009-05-02 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 2009-04-29 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 2009-04-28 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 2009-04-26 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2009-04-24 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2009-04-22 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2009-04-21 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA 2009-04-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2009-04-10 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2009-04-08 Toyota Center, Houston, TX 2009-04-07 BOK Center, Tulsa, OK 2009-04-05 Frank Erwin Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 2009-04-03 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ 2009-04-01 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA 2009-03-24 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ

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 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 1 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 32 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 1 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Working On A Dream (2009).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 2 official live downloads:

• 2014-05-13 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2009-05-04 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

On The Tracks

KINGDOM OF DAYS V1a		uncirculating
KINGDOM OF DAYS V1b	4:02	DREAM

Note: Written and recorded, during a session in New York City, some time between summer 2007 and fall 2008. Max Weinberg recalls that the base track for this song was recorded on the same day as "My Lucky Day", which may indicate that the full band played on it together in the studio. Eddie Horst contributes a string arrangement, which was overdubbed later.

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^{Studio Sessions: Working On A Dream}

Lyrics

Kingdom Of Days

With you I don't hear the minutes ticking by
I don't feel the hours as they fly
I don't see the summer as it wanes
Just a subtle change of light upon your face

Walk away, walk away, walk away, walk away
This is our kingdom of days

I watch the sun as it rises and sets
I watch the moon trace its arc with no regrets
My jacket 'round your shoulders, the falling leaves
The wet grass on our backs as the autumn breeze drifts through the trees

Walk away, walk away, walk away, walk away
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I do
You whisper "then prove it, then prove it, then prove it to me baby blue"

And I count my blessings that you're mine for always
We laugh beneath the covers
and count the wrinkles and the grays

Sing away, sing away, sing away, sing away
Sing away, sing away, my darling, we'll sing away
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days
This is our kingdom of days

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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