Point Blank

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Disc 2 track 1 of The River, 1980.

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Credits

• The River (1980)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano
  • Clarence Clemons: triangle, güiro
  • Danny Federici: organ
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums

Performances

Performed live 271 times (not including snippet performances). 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland 2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA 2014-04-17 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN 2013-07-05 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany 2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT 2012-06-21 Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, England 2012-06-19 Park & Suites Arena, Montpellier, France 2012-04-13 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2009-09-12 Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL 2009-08-22 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA 2009-07-03 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2008-07-11 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 2008-06-23 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2008-05-30 Emirates Stadium, London, England 2008-04-25 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2008-03-29 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 2005-11-11 Ted Constant Convocation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 2005-08-07 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI 2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden 2005-06-20 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 2005-06-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 2003-06-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2000-06-23 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-06-12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2000-06-04 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA 2000-05-21 Arrowhead Pond Of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA 2000-05-07 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 2000-05-04 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON 2000-04-26 Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 2000-04-22 Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena, Raleigh, NC 2000-03-10 National Car Rental Center, Sunrise, FL 2000-03-06 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL 1999-11-29 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 1999-11-15 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH 1999-10-26 Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA 1999-10-18 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA 1999-09-28 United Center, Chicago, IL 1999-09-25 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-09-15 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA 1999-09-09 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI 1999-09-01 MCI Center, Washington, DC 1999-08-27 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 1999-08-22 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 1999-08-12 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-08-07 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-08-02 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-07-26 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1999-07-24 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1997-05-16 Opéra Berlioz, Corum (Le), Montpellier, France 1997-05-07 Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria 1997-02-15 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1997-02-11 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1997-02-10 Capitol Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1996-11-20 Louisville Palace (The), Louisville, KY 1996-11-12 Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY 1996-10-29 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA 1996-10-28 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR 1996-10-25 Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA 1996-10-23 William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, CA 1996-10-22 San Diego Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA 1996-10-17 Paramount Theatre, Denver, CO 1996-10-02 Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI 1996-10-01 Braden Auditorium, Normal, IL 1996-09-26 Hill Auditorium, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1996-09-19 Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI 1996-05-07 Teatro Tívoli, Barcelona, Spain 1996-04-30 Salle Erasme, Strasbourg, France 1996-04-27 Royal Albert Hall, London, England 1996-04-25 Brixton Academy, London, England 1995-11-22 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 1995-10-28 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1993-04-16 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England 1993-03-23 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ 1985-06-30 Parc De La Courneuve, Paris, France 1985-04-23 Ōsaka-Jō Hōru, Osaka, Japan 1985-04-16 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-15 Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyōgi-jō, Tokyo, Japan 1985-04-04 Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1985-03-24 Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1984-10-31 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-25 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1984-10-21 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1984-10-19 Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA 1984-09-25 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY 1984-09-21 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1984-09-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-14 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1984-09-12 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-09-08 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1981-08-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-16 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 1981-07-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-03 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-02 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-27 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England 1981-05-20 New Bingley Hall, Stafford, England 1981-05-16 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland 1981-05-14 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England 1981-05-11 City Hall, Newcastle, England 1981-05-08 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1981-05-05 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway 1981-05-02 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1981-04-28 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1981-04-21 Palau Municipal D'Esports, Barcelona, Spain 1981-04-19 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France 1981-04-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany 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 1981-02-05 Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO 1981-02-04 SIU Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1981-02-02 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1981-02-01 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1981-01-29 Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 1981-01-26 Athletic & Convocation Center, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1981-01-24 Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON 1981-01-23 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC 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 1980-12-11 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 1980-12-09 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-08 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-06 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1980-12-02 Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, NY 1980-12-01 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1980-11-30 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA 1980-11-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 1980-11-24 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1980-11-23 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1980-11-20 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1980-11-15 Summit (The), Houston, TX 1980-11-14 Summit (The), Houston, TX 1980-11-11 LSU Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1980-11-09 Special Events Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 1980-11-08 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX 1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1980-11-03 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-11-01 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-10-31 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-10-30 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1980-10-28 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1980-10-27 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, CA 1980-10-25 Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 1980-10-24 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA 1980-10-20 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO 1980-10-18 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO 1980-10-17 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO 1980-10-14 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI 1980-10-13 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1980-10-11 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL 1980-10-10 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL 1980-10-09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 1980-10-07 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1980-10-06 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1980-10-04 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1980-10-03 Crisler Arena, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1979-01-01 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-12-31 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1978-12-30 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 1978-12-28 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-12-27 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA 1978-12-19 Paramount Theatre, Portland, OR 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1978-12-13 Tucson Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ 1978-12-09 Dallas Convention Center Arena, Dallas, TX 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX 1978-12-07 Special Events Center, University Of Texas, Austin, TX 1978-12-05 LSU Assembly Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1978-12-03 SIU Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1978-12-01 Lloyd Noble Center, University Of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 1978-11-29 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1978-11-28 Dane County Memorial Coliseum, Madison, WI 1978-11-27 MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI 1978-11-25 Kiel Opera House, St. Louis, MO 1978-11-21 McGaw Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 1978-11-20 Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, IL 1978-11-18 Millett Hall, Miami University, Oxford, OH page 1 of 212next »

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 51 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 2 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 5 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 4 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 5 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 5 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 26 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 22 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 16 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 88 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 43 show(s) of 111 on the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour. Performed at 2 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on The River (1980), Point Blank (Single, 1980), and The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 69 official live downloads:

• 2016-07-28 Frognerparken, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-07-23 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016-07-16 Circus Maximus, Rome, Italy
• 2016-07-13 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-11 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
• 2016-07-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
• 2016-06-29 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
• 2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2016-06-01 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
• 2016-05-29 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
• 2016-05-25 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
• 2016-05-21 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
• 2016-05-17 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
• 2016-05-14 Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
• 2016-04-25 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-23 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
• 2016-04-20 Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD
• 2016-04-18 Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, University Park, PA
• 2016-04-14 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
• 2016-04-12 Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
• 2016-04-07 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
• 2016-04-05 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• 2016-04-03 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OK
• 2016-03-31 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• 2016-03-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2016-03-24 KeyArena At Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
• 2016-03-22 Moda Center, Portland, OR
• 2016-03-19 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-17 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
• 2016-03-13 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
• 2016-03-10 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
• 2016-03-06 Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO
• 2016-03-03 BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• 2016-02-29 Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN
• 2016-02-27 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
• 2016-02-25 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
• 2016-02-23 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• 2016-02-21 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
• 2016-02-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• 2016-02-16 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• 2016-02-12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 2016-02-10 XL Center, Hartford, CT
• 2016-02-08 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
• 2016-02-04 TD Garden, Boston, MA
• 2016-02-02 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
• 2016-01-31 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
• 2016-01-29 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
• 2016-01-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2016-01-19 United Center, Chicago, IL
• 2016-01-16 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2014-04-26 Aaron's Amphitheatre At Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
• 2014-04-17 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
• 2009-11-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
• 2005-06-25 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1999-09-25 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA
• 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-11-05 ASU Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• 1978-12-16 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
• 1978-12-15 Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA
• 1978-12-08 Summit (The), Houston, TX
• 1978-10-01 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
• 1978-09-30 Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
• 1978-09-21 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
• 1978-09-20 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
• 1978-09-19 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
• 1978-07-07 Roxy Theatre (The), West Hollywood, CA

One of these recordings is also available on the playlists The Darkness Tour '78 (2023) and The Reunion Tour '99 (2024).

On The Tracks

POINT BLANK - V1	1:00	LMEC1
POINT BLANK - V2 - take 3	5:39	DROC1 / RO
POINT BLANK - V3 - take 9	5:50	DROC1 / RO
POINT BLANK - V4 - take 11	5:20	DROC1 / RO
POINT BLANK - V5 - take 12	5:17	DROC1 / RO / ATMF
POINT BLANK - V6	5:59	RIVER

Note: Initially written in early 1978 after the conclusion of the Darkness sessions, and completed during the early stages of the Darkness Tour. Bruce confirmed in a 1978 interview that "Point Blank" was composed during the soundcheck at the Music Hall in Boston in late May. Unfortunately, there were no studio sessions at this time, so no recordings exist. Premiered live at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood on July 7, 1978 and played regularly once the song returned to the setlist two months later. Both the lyrics and arrangement used on the Darkness Tour are quite different to the final take on The River.

V1 is an acoustic demo from around January–June 1979 and consists of harmonies and guitar practice. V2–V5 are takes 3, 9, 11, and 12 respectively, all recorded on the same night at the Power Station on May 29 and 30, 1979. These four takes feature a completely different, faster, rocking arrangement with alternative lyrics to both the 1978 live versions and the eventual River release. The mid-section includes a searing guitar solo. When Springsteen performed "Point Blank" in 1995 during the Solo Acoustic Tour, he used an arrangement that was clearly inspired by the abandoned rock version. V6, the final arrangement, contains a new second verse taken from the opening section of "Party Lights", as well as a newly written, extended narrative middle section. It was recorded some months later, possibly on August 23–25, 1979, or February 16, 1980.

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^{Studio Sessions: The River}

Lyrics

Point Blank

Do you still say your prayers little darling, do you go to bed at night
Praying that tomorrow everything will be alright
But tomorrow's fall in number, in number one by one
You wake up and you're dying, you don't even know what from

Well, they shot you point blank
You been shot in the back, baby, point blank
You been fooled this time, little girl, that's a fact
Right between the eyes, baby, point blank
Right between the pretty lies that they tell

Little girl you fell

You grew up where young girls they grow up fast
You took what you were handed and left behind what was asked
But what they asked baby wasn't right
You didn't have to live that life
And I was gonna be your Romeo, you were gonna be my Juliet
These days you don't wait on Romeos, you wait on that welfare check
And on all the pretty things that you can't ever have
And on all the promises

That always end up point blank
Shot between the eyes, whoa, point blank
Like little white lies you tell to ease the pain
You're walking in the sights, girl, of point blank
And it's one false move and, baby, the lights go out

Once I dreamed we were together again, baby, you and me
Back home in those old clubs the way we used to be
We were standing at the bar, it was hard to hear
The band was playing loud and you were shouting something in my ear
You pulled my jacket off and as the drummer counted four
You grabbed my hand and pulled me out on the floor
You just stood there and held me and you started dancing slow
And as I pulled you tighter I swore I'd never let you go
Well I saw you last night down on the avenue
Your face was in the shadows but I knew that it was you
You were standing in the doorway out of the rain
You didn't answer when I called out your name
You just turned and then you looked away
Like just another stranger waiting to get blown away

Point blank, right between the eyes
Whoa, point blank, right between the pretty lies you fell
Point blank, you been shot right through the heart
Yeah, point blank, you've been twisted up till you've become just another part of it
Point blank, you're walking in the sights
Point blank, living one false move, just one false move away
They caught you in their sights
Point blank, did you forget how to love, girl, did you forget how to fight.
They must have shot you in the head
'Cause point blank, bang bang, baby you're dead

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