The Wayfarer

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Track 2 of Western Stars, 2019.

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Credits

• Western Stars (2019)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, synth strings, banjo, percussion, electric guitar, B3, piano, orchestral samples, celeste, organ solo, 12-string guitar, mellotron
  • Ron Aniello: upright bass, piano, electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, bass, synth strings, orchestral samples, acoustic guitar, drums, B3, celeste, loops, synth, background vocals
  • Matt Chamberlain: drums
  • Rachel Drehmann: french horn
  • Curt Ramm: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David Sancious: piano
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Leelanee Sterrett: french horn
  • Soozie Tyrell: backing vocals
  • Stone Hill Strings
    • • Scott Tibbs (string arrangement, conductor); Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Joanna Maurer (violins); Shmuel Katz, Rebecca Young (viola); Alan Stepansky (cello).

Performances

Performed live 1 times (not including snippet performances). 2019-04-00 Stone Hill Farm, Colts Neck, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Western Stars (2019).

A live version is released on Western Stars (Songs From The Film) (recorded April 2019).

On The Tracks

THE WAYFARER - V1		uncirculating
THE WAYFARER - V2		uncirculating
THE WAYFARER - V3	4:18	WESTERN

Note: "The Wayfarer" was recorded on March 18, 2010 at Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, New Jersey. Engineer Toby Scott recorded two complete versions, adding a few bars at the end of V2. V3 was completed by Ron Aniello and Springsteen over a period of several years, ending early 2019.

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Lyrics

The Wayfarer

Same sad story, love and glory goin' 'round and 'round
Same old cliché, a wanderer on his way, slippin' from town to town
Some find peace here on the sweet streets, the sweet streets of home
Where kindness falls and your heart calls for a permanent place of your own

I'm a wayfarer, baby, I drift from town to town
When everyone's asleep and the midnight bells sound
My wheels are hissin' up Ike highway, spinning 'round and 'round

You start out slow in a sweet little bungalow, something two can call home
Then rain comes fallin', the blues come calling, and you're left with a heart of stone
Some folks are inspired silting by the fire, slippers lucked under the bed
But when I go to sleep I can't count sheep for the white lines in my head

I'm a wayfarer, baby, I roam from town to town
When everyone's asleep and the midnight bells sound
My wheels are hissin' up the highway, spinning 'round and 'rourd

Where are you now, where are you now
Where are you now…

I'm a wayfarer, baby, I roam from town to town
When everyone's asleep and the midnight bells sound
My wheels are hissin' up the highway, spinning 'round and 'round

I'm a wayfarer, baby, I'm a wayfarer, baby
I'm a wayfarer, baby, I'm a wayfarer, baby
I'm a wayfarer, baby, I'm a wayfarer, baby
I'm a wayfarer, baby, I'm a wayfarer, baby

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Links

• MusicBrainz

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