More songs by Bruce Springsteen
Description
Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition
Vocal, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist: Bruce Springsteen
Mandolin: Larry Campbell
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer: Rob Lebret
Recording Engineer: Monty Carlo
Mastering Engineer: Brian Lee
Mastering Engineer: Bob Jackson
Lyrics and translation
Original
Well, they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night.
Now they blew up his house, too. Down on the boardwalk, they're getting ready for a fight.
Wanna see what those racket boys can do.
Now there's trouble busting in from out of state, and the DA can't get no relief.
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade.
The gambling commission's hanging on by the skin of its teeth.
Well now, everything dies, baby, that's a fact.
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Atlantic
City.
I got a job and tried to put my money away, but I got debts that no honest man can pay.
Drew what I had from the Central Trust, and I bought us two tickets on that
Coast City bus. Well now, everything dies, baby, that's a fact.
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold, but with you forever
I'll stay.
We're going out where the sands turn into gold. Put on your stockings, baby, the night's getting cold.
Maybe everything dies, baby, that's a fact.
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.
Been looking for a job, but it's hard to find.
Down here it's just winners and losers, and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line.
Well, I'm tired of coming out on the losing end.
So last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him. Everything dies, baby, that's a fact.
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Atlantic City.
Come on and meet me tonight in Atlantic City. Come on and meet me tonight in Atlantic City.