Lion's Den

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Disc 3 track 7 of Tracks, 1998.

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Credits

• Tracks (1998)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: keyboards
  • Mario Cruz: tenor saxophone
  • Danny Federici: organ
  • Ed Manion: baritone saxophone
  • Mark Pender: trumpet
  • Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg: trombone
  • Mike Spengler: trumpet
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 5 times (not including snippet performances). 2012-11-01 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA 2012-04-06 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-02-28 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA 1999-06-07 Estadio De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain 1999-06-03 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France

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 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 2 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 3 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Tracks (1998) and 18 Tracks (1999).

On The Tracks

LION'S DEN - V1	0:55	FFOD / HNWB
LION'S DEN - V2	2:18	uncirculating
LION'S DEN - V3	2:18	TRACKS

Note: "Lion's Den" was first recorded as a solo acoustic demo (V1) in late March to early April 1981 at Springsteen's home in Colts Neck, NJ, and consists of the chorus, repeated. It was bootlegged under the title "Daniel In The Lion's Den". V2 is a base track recorded at The Hit Factory on January 25, 1982, during the Gary U.S. Bonds sessions. V3 overdubs the 1998 horn section (Cruz-Manion-Pender-Rosenberg-Spengler) for Tracks over the V2 base track. The original 1982 element was not recorded by Toby Scott but rather by Neil Dorfsman, the engineer for the Bonds LP.

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^{Studio Sessions: Born In The U.S.A.}

Lyrics

Lion's Den

You broke my heart, tore it apart
Thought it was cute, thought it was smart
But now I'm back and I've got the strength of ten
So I got a message for you my friend

I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den
Daniel waiting for that lion to come
Daniel waiting in the lion's den
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum

That old lion's mean and long in the tooth
And like you, baby, he's out on the loose
Messing hearts up time and time again
Well it's the time for that messing to end

I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den
Daniel waiting for that lion to come
I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Here we go!

At night I hear you out prowling around
Tearing guys up, scaring 'em down
Now all that growling's gonna come to no end
'Cause I'm just biding my time, my little friend

I'm Daniel waiting in the lion's den
Daniel waiting for that lion to come
Daniel waiting in the lion's den
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum
Dum dum dee dum dum dee dee dum dum

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