Only Lovers Left Alive

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Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Joe Grushecky, 1995.

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Credits

• American Babylon (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 1995)
  • Joe Grushecky: vocals, guitar
  • Bernie Herr: percussion
  • Art Nardini: bass
  • Joe Pelesky: keyboard
  • Joffo Simmons: drums
  • Bruce Springsteen: guitar
  • Bill Toms: guitar, backing vocals

• American Babylon (25th Anniversary Edition) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2021, Demo)
  • Joe Grushecky: vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen: guitar, bass, keyboard, percussion

Performances

Performed live 0 times (not including snippet performances).

Released on Album

Released on American Babylon (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 1995) and American Babylon (25th Anniversary Edition) (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2021).

On The Tracks

ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE - V1		uncirculating
ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE - V2	05:54	GUEST: BABYLON

Note: "Only Lovers Left Alive" was produced by Springsteen, who also provided the majority of musical accompaniment for the recording, which took place on July 12, 1994. V1 features an extensive guitar workout from Bruce, while V2 was re-recorded with The Houserockers on a later date.

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^{Studio Sessions: Collaborations}

Lyrics

Only Lovers Left Alive

Daddy got a tattoo that says,
"Born to lose"
Got a motorcycle jacket
Old blue suede shoes
Thinks time won't catch him if he don't stand still
Mama tells her son, "our life is so insane
Daddy drops in to say hello and then he's gone again.
We're only left with time to kill."

You can run but you can't hide
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive

One evening when the sun is setting red in the sky
Daddy strapped on his boots and took his bike out for a ride
Hit the open highway with no thoughts of going home
After a while she grew tired of waiting and stopped expecting anything
She's forgotten how to smile and how to sing
She could never stand to be alone
She can run but she can't hide
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive

You can run but you can't hide
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive

He starts hanging with the tough guys
Because he thinks they're cool
Starts smoking and drinking and cutting school
Mama says, "He won't listen anymore
And I don't know what to do
Since his Daddy left he hasn't been the same
He's a good boy, he's just angry
He needs someone to blame
I wonder if the old man knows what he's putting us through."
Well he can run but he can never hide
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive
Somewhere there's only lovers left alive

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