State Trooper

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Track 6 of Nebraska, 1982.

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Nebraska (1982)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, glockenspiel, tambourine, organ, synthesizer

^{Performed live 36 times (not including snippet performances).}

2012-11-15 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
2007-10-14 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
2005-11-21 Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJ
2005-11-09 Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
2005-11-04 St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
2005-10-30 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
2005-10-13 United Center, Chicago, IL
2005-08-13 Pontiac Theatre At GM Place, Vancouver, BC
2005-08-07 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
2005-07-20 Arena At Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT
2005-07-18 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
2005-07-14 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON
2005-06-23 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
2005-06-19 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2005-06-16 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
2005-06-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
2005-06-06 PalaLottomatica, Rome, Italy
2005-06-04 PalaMalaguti, Bologna, Italy
2005-06-02 Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2005-06-01 Pavelló Olímpic De Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
2005-05-30 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
1996-04-24 Brixton Academy, London, England
1996-01-26 Bronco Bowl (The), Dallas, TX
1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
1984-11-12 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO
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
1984-09-25 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
1984-09-24 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
1984-09-22 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
1984-09-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-12 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1984-09-08 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT

^{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.

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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 1 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 1 show(s) of

99 on the Magic Tour.

Performed at 0 show(s) of

56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour.

Performed at 20 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 0 show(s) of

132 on The Reunion Tour.

Performed at 2 show(s) of

128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour.

Performed at 0 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 11 show(s) of

156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour.

Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus

0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Nebraska (1982).

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

2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
1990-11-17 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA

STATE TROOPER - V1		uncirculating
STATE TROOPER - V2		uncirculating
STATE TROOPER - V3		uncirculating
STATE TROOPER - V4		uncirculating
STATE TROOPER - V5a	3:05	LM-1
STATE TROOPER - V5b	3:10	NEBRASKA
STATE TROOPER - V5c stereo mix	3:04	NEBRASKA

Note: Five takes were recorded. The two variants of V5 are merely alternate mixes. In a letter to Jon Landau, Bruce wrote, "I dreamed this one up comin back from New York one night. I don't know if it's even really a song or not, but I did it, so I figured I'd throw it on. It's kinda weird." According to studio logs, Bruce did not attempt to re-record "State Trooper" in April 1982, unlike the majority of the songs found on the Nebraska demo tape.

^{Studio Sessions: Nebraska}

State Trooper

New Jersey Turnpike riding on a wet night
'Neath the refinery's glow out where the great black rivers flow
License, registration, I ain't got none
But I got a clear conscience 'bout the things that I done
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me
Please don't stop me, please don't stop me

Maybe you got a kid, maybe you got a pretty wife
The only thing that I got's been bothering me my whole life
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me
Please don't you stop me, please don't you stop me

In the wee wee hours your mind gets hazy
Radio relay towers gonna lead me to my baby
The radio's jammed up with talk show stations
It's just talk, talk, talk, talk, till you lose your patience
Mister state trooper, please don't stop me
Whoa!
Whooo-whooo!

Hey, somebody out there, listen to my last prayer
Hi ho silver-o deliver me from nowhere
Whoa!
Whoaaa

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}