That's What Makes Us Great

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Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Joe Grushecky, 2017.

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Credits

• More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2018)
  • Joe Grushecky: vocals, guitar, bass
  • Jeff Garrison: bass
  • Danny Gochnour: guitar
  • Johnny Grushecky: guitar, drums
  • Jeff Levine: keyboards
  • Tony Morra: drums, percussion
  • Joffo Simmons: drums
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals
  • Rick Witkowski: guitar, bass, percussion, marimba

Performances

Performed live 0 times (not including snippet performances).

Released on Album

Released on More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows (Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, 2018).

On The Tracks

THAT'S WHAT MAKES US GREAT

3:26

GUEST: YESTERDAYS / 2017 single

Note: "That's What Makes Us Great" was composed by Joe Grushecky, and features a guest appearance by Bruce Springsteen on duet vocals. Bruce recorded his parts at his home studio in Colts Neck, New Jersey in February 2017. The song debuted on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel on April 19, 2017.

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Links:

• Joe Grushecky, Bruce Springsteen Call for Unity in Divisive Time ^{(AmericanSongwriter)}
• Song You Need to Know: Joe Grushecky With Bruce Springsteen, ‘That’s What Makes Us Great’ ^{(RollingStone)}

Lyrics

That's What Makes Us Great

They come from everywhere all longing to be free
They come to join us here from sea to shining sea
And they all have a dream as people always will
To be safe and warm in that shining city on the hill

Some wanna slam the door instead of opening the gate
Ah let's turn this thing around now before it gets too late
It's up to me and you, love can conquer hate
I know this to be true, that's what makes us great

Don't tell me a lie and sell it as a fact
I've been down that road before and I ain't going back
And don't you brag to me that you never read a book
I never put my faith in a con man and his crooks

I won't follow down that path and tempt the hands of fate
Ah let's turn this thing around before it gets too late
It's up to me and you, love can conquer hate
I know this to be true, that's what makes us great

In the quiet of the night I lie here wide awake
And I ask myself is there a difference I can make

Is there a difference I can make
It's up to me and you, love can conquer hate
It's up to me and you, love can conquer hate
It's up to me and you, love can conquer hate
I know this to be true and that's what makes us great
That's what makes us great
That's what makes us great
That's what makes us great

Aw!

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