American Skin [41 Shots]

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss", is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey and his lengthy and energetic stage performances, with concerts from the 1970s to the present decade running up to an uninterrupted 250 minutes in length. more »


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(Forty-one shots, Forty-one shots)
(Forty-one shots, Forty-one shots)

Forty-one shots and we'll take that ride
Across the bloody river to the other side
Forty-one shots cut through the night
You're kneeling over his body
In the vestibule praying for his life

Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
No secret, my friend
You can get killed just for
Living in your American skin

(Forty-one shots, Forty-one shots)
(Forty-one shots, Forty-one shots)

Forty-one shots
Lena gets her son ready for school
She says, "On these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you promise
Me you'll always be polite
And that you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama
You'll keep your hands in sight"

Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
No secret, my friend
You get killed just for living
In your American skin

(Forty-one shots, Forty-one shots)
(Forty-one shots, Forty-one shots)

Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it in your heart? Is it in your eyes?
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)

Forty-one shots and we'll take that ride
Across this bloody river to the other side
Forty-one shots I got my boots
Caked in this mud
We're baptized in these waters
(We're baptized in these waters)
And in each other's blood
(And in each other's blood)

Is it a gun? Is it a knife?
Is it a wallet? This is your life
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
It ain't no secret (It ain't no secret)
No secret my friend
You get killed just for living in
You get killed just for living in
You get killed just for living
In your American skin

Forty-one shots forty-one shots
Forty-one shots forty-one shots
Forty-one shots forty-one shots
Forty-one shots forty-one shots
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)
Forty-one shots
(You get killed just for living)

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Written by: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

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