Radio Paradise (mobile)

In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Sprung from cages on Highway 9
Chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected and steppin' out over the line
Oh, baby, this town rips the bones from your back
It's a death trap
It's a suicide rap
We gotta get out while we're young
'Cause tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Yes, girl, we were
Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend
I wanna guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs 'round these velvet rims
And strap your hands 'cross my engines
Together we could break this trap
We'll run 'til we drop, and baby, we'll never go back
Oh, will you walk with me out on the wire?
'Cause, baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider
But I gotta know how it feels
I wanna know if love is wild
Babe, I wanna know if love is real
Oh, can you show me?
Beyond the palace
Hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevard
Girls comb their hair in rearview mirrors
And the boys try to look so hard
The amusement park rises bold and stark
Kids are huddled on the beach in the mist
I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the street tonight
In an everlasting kiss
One, two, three, four
The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive
Everybody's out on the run tonight, but there's no place left to hide
Together, Wendy, we can live with the sadness
I'll love you with all of the madness in my soul
Oh, someday, girl, I don't know when
We're gonna get to that place where we really wanna go
And we'll walk in the sun
But 'til then, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Aw, honey, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Come on, Wendy, tramps like us
Baby, we were born to run
Run
Mmm
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Mmm
Whoa
Oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

msymmes May 22, 2013 - 11:21	As a Canadian I don't see it that way. I don't think Bruce sees it that way either. Misterfixit wrote: "You were born to run" says a lot of things in a simple sentence. For the Jingoists amongst us American it says everything. "America first and foremost, ruler of the world, the top, the ultimate, AMERICA!". I am sure that the nay-sayers and the leftie lickspittles will find fault with this statement. So be it and so mote it be. America is still the one and only hope for the world. End of political rant. [ Reply ]
msymmes May 22, 2013 - 11:18	Rock n roll is an act. It's performance. It's art. It's politics. Can't think of a rock n roller that wasn't acting out their thoughts/dreams. PA1749 wrote: Springsteen always sounds like he trying to force his emotions. It comes off as a rock n' roll act to me. I never bought it or liked it. [ Reply ]
leafmold May 22, 2013 - 11:17	Misterfixit wrote: "You were born to run" says a lot of things in a simple sentence. For the Jingoists amongst us American it says everything. "America first and foremost, ruler of the world, the top, the ultimate, AMERICA!". I am sure that the nay-sayers and the leftie lickspittles will find fault with this statement. So be it and so mote it be. America is still the one and only hope for the world. End of political rant. Oh please. This song is just about the angst and longing of youth. Nothing political about it. [ Reply ]
msymmes May 22, 2013 - 11:16	Probably true. Orodrigues wrote: The most beautiful rock song ever made! [ Reply ]
PA1749 May 22, 2013 - 11:16	Springsteen always sounds like he trying to force his emotions. It comes off as a rock n' roll act to me. I never bought it or liked it. [ Reply ]
Orodrigues May 22, 2013 - 11:15	The most beautiful rock song ever made! [ Reply ]
msymmes May 22, 2013 - 11:15	A 10 but possibly not his best work. [ Reply ]
camatcba May 22, 2013 - 11:13	i WAS HOPING I'D NEVER HAVE TO HEAR THIS SONG AGAIN. [ Reply ]
ottovonb Mar 20, 2013 - 16:45	Misterfixit wrote: "You were born to run" says a lot of things in a simple sentence. For the Jingoists amongst us American it says everything. "America first and foremost, ruler of the world, the top, the ultimate, AMERICA!". I am sure that the nay-sayers and the leftie lickspittles will find fault with this statement. So be it and so mote it be. America is still the one and only hope for the world. End of political rant. From all I've read the ancient Romans felt the same about their culture, as did the Byzanntines, as did the British, as did the Soviets, as did the Nazis, on and on. Empires, they come and they go and somehow civilization in general gets by without them and builds new ones upon the old. Hubris goeth before the fall, I think that's worth bearing in mind. And now, how about let's get back to the music eh? [ Reply ]
ottovonb Mar 20, 2013 - 16:38	Huey wrote: Very tiring...hate it. I much prefer the arcade fire before this. 4. Ha! Touché! Well played my friend. [ Reply ]
Huey Mar 20, 2013 - 16:36	Very tiring...hate it. I much prefer the arcade fire before this. 4. [ Reply ]
Misterfixit Mar 20, 2013 - 16:35	"You were born to run" says a lot of things in a simple sentence. For the Jingoists amongst us American it says everything. "America first and foremost, ruler of the world, the top, the ultimate, AMERICA!". I am sure that the nay-sayers and the leftie lickspittles will find fault with this statement. So be it and so mote it be. America is still the one and only hope for the world. End of political rant. [ Reply ]
ottovonb Mar 20, 2013 - 16:33	Perfect ear floss to dislodge that sticky Arcade Fire residue still clinging from a few minutes ago. Thank you oh merciful R&R god. Thank you. [ Reply ]
oídos_abiertos Dec 16, 2012 - 14:32	The Boss rocked the 12-12-12 show, as did The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, etc. Old rockers still rockin' it! [ Reply ]
martinc Nov 16, 2012 - 07:47	Saw him a couple of weeks ago. Had not seen him since the mid 1980s. It was 3.5 hours of great music and entertainment. His voice was strong, guitar playing still top notch (though he didn't play as much as I'd like) and the band was tight and included 17 musicians. Sometimes in all the Bruce hype you can loose sight of the artist that he is. Live he brings that home. His repertoire is so deep he played this long and didn't play Born in the USA and they were tons of songs I still had hoped he would have played. [ Reply ]
(former member) Oct 14, 2012 - 21:14	love this classic song... Springsteen to campaign for Obama in Ohio Springsteen has been a supporter of Obama’s, endorsing him in April 2008 and playing at several rallies in Obama’s first campaign. The president uses Springsteen’s song, “We Take Care of Our Own,” in his 2012 campaign song playlist at rallies... [ Reply ]
BlueHeronDruid Oct 14, 2012 - 21:12	Dancing. Like nobody's watching. Which is to say, spaz. [ Reply ]
Jazbo Sep 13, 2012 - 07:58	Still rock' n hard today...........saw him last week in Chicago....... 10 [ Reply ]
cShaggy Sep 13, 2012 - 07:55	..dunno why, but i've never been overly impressed by Bruce..this tune is Large & he has undeniable hits..maybe it's the too-tight jeans or something.. ..still this one has something.. [ Reply ]
(former member) Jun 10, 2012 - 18:14	Bruce Springsteen: last of the protest singers by Ed Vulliamy The Guardian June 9, 2012 Last week in Berlin, he did it again – only this time his message, like his new album, Wrecking Ball , concerned a matter of more universal and mainstream concern: the looting of our economies and lives by banks brazenly gorging on our money. He railed against "greedy thieves" and "robber barons", saying from the stage that "in America a lot of people lost their jobs and I know that in Europe and Berlin also times are tough". He sang: "The banker man grows fatter, the working man grows thin …/ … Now sometimes tomorrow comes soaked in treasure and blood / Here we stood the drought, now we'll stand the flood … / ...If I had me a gun, I'd find the bastards and shoot 'em on sight / I'm a Jack of all trades, we'll be all right". Cop an earful of that!... [ Reply ]