Racing in the Street
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen
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I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396 Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot Outside the Seven-Eleven store Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch And he rides with me from town to town We only run for the money, got no strings attached We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down Tonight, tonight the strip's just right I want to blow 'em off in my first heat Summer's here and the time is right For racin' in the street We take all the action we can meet And we cover all the northeast state When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street From the fire roads to the interstate Some guys they just give up living And start dying little by little, piece by piece, Some guys come home from work and wash up, And go racin' in the street Tonight, tonight the strip's just right I want to blow 'em all out of their seats Calling out around the world, we're going racin' in the street I met her on the strip three years ago In a Camaro with this dude from L.A. I blew that Camaro off my back, And drove that little girl away, But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes And she cries herself to sleep at night When I come home the house is dark She sighs, "baby did you make it all right," She sits on the porch of her daddy's house But all her pretty dreams are torn, She stares off alone into the night With the eyes of one who hates for just being born For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels, Rumbling through this promised land Tonight my baby and me, we're gonna ride to the sea And wash these sins off our hands Tonight, tonight the highway's bright Out of our way, mister, you best keep 'Cause summer's here and the time is right For racin' in the street
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Written by: Bruce Springsteen
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10 facts about this song
Song Composition"Racing in the Street" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1978 album "Darkness on the Edge of Town". It is the album's closing song.
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InspirationThe song was inspired by a line in "Racing in the Street," a song by Chuck Berry, one of Bruce's major influences.
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Lyrics ThemeThe song presents a very powerful, emotional narrative of a working-class man who finds his escapism and joy in car racing.
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Pairing with another songBruce often pairs this song with "Promised Land," another song from the same album, in many of his live performances.
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Live Performances"Racing in the Street" is not one of Bruce's most often played songs live, but when performed, it typically includes an extended piano intro and outro, mostly performed by the E Street Band member Roy Bittan.
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Relation to SongsThe song is considered as a sequel to Springsteen earlier song "Thunder Road". Some fans see it as an extension of the same story, with the characters and themes getting somewhat older and darker.
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Song DurationThe original studio version of the song is almost seven minutes long, making it one of Springsteen’s longer songs.
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Critical AcclaimThe Song has received critical acclaim, with many calling it one of Springsteen's best songs. It frequently appears on lists of his top songs.
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Album PerformanceAlthough "Racing in the Street" was not released as a single, it contributed to the success of the "Darkness on the Edge of Town" album, which has been certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.
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ReinterpretationThe song was reinterpreted by Bruce Springsteen with a slower, more somber arrangement for the compilation album "The Promise" in 2010. In this version, Springsteen altered the lyrics to make the song's narrative more hopeful.
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