Bruce Springsteen - Factory (alt. lyrics) 1977 Outtake

Outtake, not on The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town.
Lyrics:

Early in the morning factory whistle blows
Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes
Man takes his lunch, walks out in the morning light
It's the working, the working, just the working life

Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain
I see my daddy walking towards them factory gates in the rain
Factory takes his hearing, but he understands
He's a working, a working, just a working man

End of the day, factory whistle cries
Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes
And you just better believe, boy, somebody's gonna get hurt tonight
It's the working, the working, it's the working life
Cause it's the working, the working, just the working life
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmm

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rock

[eighthavenue]

You cannot write songs with this much heart without experiencing it yourself. Bruce watched his father every morning from his bedroom window. He would watch him under the hood of his old car trying to get it started and then head off to work. No glamour, no praise, no thanks needed. He grew up very blue collar. Some people don't forget where they come from. He's worked his way out of that life and is entitled to the lifestyle he enjoys today. He EARNED it!

[WeeDunc65]

@pumpkinpi You're clearly quite a bitter specimen, makes sense really given the nature of the video you're commenting on. If you don't like it, dont listen. But you can damn well respect the man who made it, he's an incredibly talented musician and if that means he made it to greater things then good on him. At least he got off his arse to do it instead of just browsing YouTube leaving negative comments on those who did.

[Bertrumnern1]

45 year old man trying to educate his 35 year old girlfriend about the real Bruce Springsteen, this track is class, Ang n Mark till the end x

[crazyGEARSgod]

i love this song it reminds me of when i go to work everyday and i work hard for my money and i earned everything and bruce is singing about that prospective.

[Ed534]

That's his experience. He could have b een the child of divorce, a troubled marriage or domestic violence. He's got a lot of sympathy for dad. Not all dads are so sweet, if you know what I mean. I do love his sense of monotony and squashed dreams, though. He didn't have a momma that had to do everything herself, did he?

[Ed534]

That's his experience. He could have b een the child of divorce, a troubled marriage or domestic violence. He's got a lot of sympathy for dad. Not all dads are so sweet, if you know what I mean. I do love his sense of monotony and squashed dreams, though.

[Ed534]

That's his experience. He could have b een the child of divorce, a troubled marriage or domestic violence. He's got a lot of sympathy for dad. Not all dads are so sweet, if you know what I mean.

[ctnashua87]

Is this about a male prostitute?

[nocaster52]

This song reminds me of my dad who passed when I was twenty. I'll never forget the morning he dropped me off at college my freshman year. As he stood up to walk out the door he told me to listen to his knees. He said, "I did this to myself so you don't have to."

[ShellTrek]

My Dad was a Cape Breton Coal Miner. Of all the music that I played, he actually related to these tunes!

[SuperAsp82]

your a proper nob jockey!!!

[cindy85123]

It's like he wrote it for my Dad. Blue collar union town~ Luv ya Dad~♥