Bruce Springsteen - HIGHWAY 29 (Ghost Of Tom Joad)
I slipped on her shoe, she was a perfect size 7
I said "There's no smokin' in the store ma'am"She crossed her legs and then
We made some small talk that's where it should have stopped
She slipped me her number, I put it in my pocket
My hand slipped up her skirt, everything slipped my mind
In that little roadhouse
On highway 29
It was a small town bank it was a mess
Well I had a gun you know the rest
Money on the floorboards, shirt was covered in blood
And she was cryin', her and me we headed south
On highway 29
In a little desert motel the air was hot and clean
I slept the sleep of the dead, I didn't dream
I woke in the morning, washed my face in the sink
We headed into the Sierra Madres 'cross the border line
The winter sun shot thru the black trees
I told myself it was all something in her
But as we drove I knew it was something in me
Something that had been comin' for a long time
And something that was here with me now
On highway 29
The road was filled with broken glass and gasoline
She wasn't sayin' nothin', it was just a dream
The wind was coming silent thru the windshield
All I could see was snow, sky and pines
I closed my eyes and was runnin'
I was runnin' then I was flyin'
Highway 29 - Bruce Springsteen - Dussledorf 05 (04:15)
Bruce Springsteen Highway 29 on the Devils & Dust Tour 16/06/05 - Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
Touching, absolutely amazing.
Thanks Bruce, hope for more solo tours.
Autor: ZeroBlindTerry - 1 year, 9 months ago
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blue - totally agree. That phrase (is it a stanza?) is my favorite - no lyrics in the last 4-count..silence... as he lets the last words linger and drift, flying alongside the car along the dark road
this song is easily my favorite for visual imagery ("l slept the sleep of the dead, I didn't dream") and confessions/epiphany ("I told myself it was all something in her, but as we drove I knew it was something in me")
thanks for your post, Blue -
Autor: scottallee - 1 year, 8 months ago
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was it in the ltu arena, the local soccer stadium?or what place?
Autor: AndyFJK - 1 year, 1 month ago
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A great song, lyrics and mussically. One of Bruce's best, very powerfull.
Autor: beano200821 - 1 year, 10 months ago
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probably some of Bruces most personal writing went on to The Ghost of Tom Joad........it is an incredible songs and lyrics and.,....it is a brilliant cd!
Autor: LeprachaunXL - 1 year, 3 months ago
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Thumbs up for the crowd for not yelling, screaming or whistling during the song
Autor: Aelliotb - 1 year, 1 month ago
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I saw this from 4th row. Absolutely amazing concert in an absolutely amazing tour. I hope after the current tour he will be performing solo again
Autor: BossFever - 1 year, 3 months ago
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the ghost of tom joad album is like a big story book. it is some of the best songwriting ever.
Autor: jhmrr9 - 1 year, 10 months ago
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Amazing storytelling.
Autor: SimplyRavishing2 - 1 year, 4 months ago
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An incredible song about desperation in the economic, social and physical (sexual) sense.
The results are inevitable...."shirt was covered in blood and she was crying". This album is composed of some of the most powerful writing that Springsteen has ever put to music.