Bruce Springsteen - Reason to Believe

some blues from Bruce...
Barakaldo, BEC 4/12/07.

Seen a man standin' over a dead dog lyin' by the highway in a ditch
He's lookin' down kinda puzzled pokin' that dog with a stick
Got his car door flung open he's standin' out on highway 31
Like if he stood there long enough that dog'd get up and run
Struck me kinda funny seem kinda funny sir to me
Still at the end of every hard day people find some reason to believe

Now Mary Lou loved Johnny with a love mean and true
She said baby I'll work for you everyday and bring my money home to you
One day he up and left her and ever since that
She waits down at the end of that dirt road for young Johnny to come back
Struck me kinda funny funny yea indeed how at the end of every hard earned day you can find some reason to believe

Take a baby to the river Kyle William they called him
Wash the baby in the water take away little Kyle's sin
In a whitewash shotgun shack an old man passes away take the body to the graveyard and over him they pray Lord won't you tell us,
Tell us what does it mean
At the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe

Congregation gathers down by the riverside
Preacher stands with his bible, groom stands waitin' for his bride
Congregation gone and the sun sets behind a weepin' willow tree
Groom stands alone and watches the river rush on so effortlessly
Wonderin' where can his baby be still at the end of every hard earned day people find some reason to believe

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[pvtvice]

What was the next song that they were que'ing up for in the last 10 seconds of this one........anyone..........Bue­ller....Bueller....Bueller?

[scoutfree]

it's Jackson Cage, from The River

[SW189]

Next time he releases a live album this version better be on it, love it

[CaptainCortoMaltese]

actually this was Nov 26-27 night. Nice way to start my birthday being there isn't it?

Sorry. Lucky me

[SuperHalo444]

@carrywet no problem

[carrywet]

@SuperHalo444 Thank you so much for your wonderful knowledge and information.  God bless you.

[SuperHalo444]

@carrywet spirit in the sky

[carrywet]

Does anyone know which famous song has a similar intro riff to this performance?

[janineroux9]

Great version! I love this song... when I first heard it I thought he was saying "Struck me kinda funny, funny SORTA MEAN". instead fo "sir to me", which kind of enhanced the cynicism to me... yes, we do it to OURSELVES!

[SuzzyStohelit]

Bruce on harmonica! Doesn't get much better...

[KIORTSIS1967]

Bruce is THE reason to believe. Great version from the greatest man of rock n' roll.

[fknhstle]

sounds like zz tops la grange awesome



[Pedy1968]

Pure Magic!...Thank you :-)