Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen (original version - audio only)

I saw her stangin' on her front lawn
Just twirlin' her baton
Me and her went for a ride sir
And ten innocent people died

From the town of Lincoln Nebraska
Aith a sawed-off .410 on my lap
Through to the badlands of Wyoming
I killed everything in my path

I can't say that I'm sorry
For the things that we done
At least for a little while sir
Me and her we had us some fun

The jury brought in a guilty verdict
And the judge he sentenced me to death
Midnight in prision storeroom
With leather straps across my chest

Sheriff when the man pulls
That switch sir and snaps my poor neck back
You make sure my pretty baby
Is sittin' right there on my lap

They declared me unfit to live
Said into that great void my soul'd be hurled
They wanted to know why I did what I did
Well sir I guess there's just a meanness in this world



This music is about the spree killer Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_...

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[dajesusblues]

Holy crap. I forgot this song. I can't believe it. I'm 54 and I haven't heard this for so many years. I loved it then, I love it stll.

[mrthepooce]

This is one of the heaviest songs ever written.

[jjam002]

most people don't get "born in the u.s.a." , most people could never understand this song or this whole album!!!

[mark foley]

wow well done ,bet that was sooooooo cool

[kathy6713]

This song is about Charles starkweather my grandmas second cousin

[r3hcook]

As about as haunting as any song could be. I get shivers up and down my spine.

[Timothy Griess]

Crazy depressing song. Has anyone actual read the words. Wake up America!

[hoprabbitbunny]

Thanks, Bruce!

[Fernando Sarmento]

Os bons tempos de Springsteen....

[petra richter]

He absolutely best one!!!!!!!

[John Øyvind Polden]

They wanted to know why I did what I did

Well sir I guess there's just a meanness in this world