When You're Alone

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Track 11 of Tunnel Of Love, 1987.

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Credits

• Tunnel Of Love (1987)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer, drum machine programming, percussion[?]
  • Clarence Clemons: backing vocals
  • Nils Lofgren: backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums, percussion[?]

Performances

Performed live 12 times (not including snippet performances). 2005-10-20 DCU Center, Worcester, MA 2005-10-13 United Center, Chicago, IL 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH 2005-07-24 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC 2005-07-18 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 1996-12-12 Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN 1996-12-03 Sunrise Musical Theatre, Sunrise, FL 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 1996-11-25 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ 1996-11-08 St. Rose Of Lima School, Gymnasium, Freehold, NJ 1993-03-23 Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ

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 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 0 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 0 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 0 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 6 show(s) of 127 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Tunnel Of Love (1987).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 4 official live downloads:

• 2005-07-31 Value City Theatre, Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
• 1996-11-26 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
• 1996-11-24 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJ
• 1996-11-08 St. Rose Of Lima School, Gymnasium, Freehold, NJ

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series Collection: Stripped Down (2020).

On The Tracks

WHEN YOU'RE ALONE

3:18

TUNNEL

Note: Recorded some time between January and April 1987 at Thrill Hill Recording, Rumson, New Jersey (Springsteen's home studio). Springsteen handles multiple instruments, with overdubs by Max Weinberg (drums), Nils Lofgren, Clarence Clemons, and Patti Scialfa (backing vocals).

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^{Studio Sessions: Tunnel Of Love}

Lyrics

When You're Alone

Times were tough, love was not enough
So you said, "Sorry Johnny I'm gone gone gone"
You said my act was funny but we both knew what was missing, honey
So you let out on your own
Now that pretty form that you've got, baby
Will make sure you get along
But you're gonna find out someday, honey

When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you ain't nothing but alone

Now I was young and pretty on the mean streets of the city
And I fought to make 'em my home
With just the shirt on my back I left and swore I'd never look back
And man I was gone gone gone
But there's things that'll knock you down you don't even see coming
And send you crawling like a baby back home
You're gonna find out that day, sugar

When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you ain't nothing but alone

I knew some day your running would be through and you'd think back on me and you
And your love would be strong
You'd forget all about the bad and think only of all the laughs that we had
And you'd wanna come home
Well, now it ain't hard feelings or nothing sugar
That ain't what's got me singing this song
It's just nobody knows baby where love goes
But when it goes it's gone gone

And when you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you ain't nothing but alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you're alone
When you're alone you ain't nothing but alone

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

Links

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