This Time It's For Real
(S. Van Zandt)

Baby, you can't slow me down 
I've come too far to ever turn back now 
I've spent my whole life working
Working so hard for it, yes I did

Baby, I changed the odds today 
Gonna push the scales, baby, till they tilt my way 
Pass that bottle, deal the cards 
'Cause I ain't waiting no more, no more 

You can say what you want to 
But there ain't nothing gonna change my mind 

Baby, this time it's for real 
I know, I know it, baby 
This time it's for real
It's got to be real, baby 

The time has come and I've paid the bill 
I'll keep the glass raised 'till my cup is filled 
I'm gonna keep on shaking 
'Till it all comes tumblin' down
Yes I will, baby 

Baby, don't give me no advice 
Gonna shoot it all, baby, on a roll of the dice 
When you start with nothing 
You ain't got nothing to lose 
Listen, baby

Well you can do what you want to 
But there ain't nothing gonna stop me now 

Baby, this time it's for real 
I know, I know it baby 
This time it's for real
I said, said come on
Got to be, baby 

You can stay if you wanna 
It don't make a bit of difference to me 

Baby, this time it's for real 
I know, I know it baby 
This time it's for real

I know it's got to be real now
I know it this time, baby
I know it, come on, baby
I know, I know, I know it
Baby, this time it's for real
I know it's got to be real
Got to be, got to be real
I know it
It's got to be, got to be real

Blue Midnight Music/Almo Music Corp ASCAP

Love On The Wrong Side Of Town
(B. Springsteen/S. Van Zandt) 

I was there when you needed someone 
Look now, baby, see what you have undone 
I did most of the talking 
But you were the one who lied 

Bye-bye, baby, our love is tumblin' down 
I can't be hangin' around 
Love on the wrong side of town 

You were gone when I needed you by my side 
There was no one to dry the tears from my eyes 
You were the one who cheated 
But I was the one who cried 

Bye-bye, baby, our love is tumblin' down 
I can't be hangin' around 
Love on the wrong side of town
Love on the wrong side of town
Bye-bye, baby, love on the wrong side of town
Bye-bye, baby

Bruce Springsteen Music/Blue Midnight Music
Ramrod Music/Nightshift Music ASCAP

She Got Me Where She Wants Me
(S. Van Zandt)

I know all you guys been talkin'
'Bout how I ain't hangin' out like I used to
But if you wonder why I ain't been coming around
Stayin' out late
It's 'cause I got somethin' at home keeping me straight

I want to tell you a story 
I want to tell you all about my girl
She's the sweetest little woman in the whole dogone world 
She said that she needs me, I know it's true 
Nobody's ever loved me the way that she do 

You know the little girl has got me where she wants me
Got me where she wants me
Got me where she wants me
And I don't mind
I don't mind 

Is it the way that she walks?
No, but she moves so fine
Is it the way that she baby talks?
No, but you know that drives me out of my mind 
She's tight dresses and lipstick - my style 
Pretty little angel was born to make me smile 

The little girl has got me where she wants me
Got me where she wants me
Got me where she wants me
And I don't mind

Early one morning I discovered that she opened my eyes 
Hey pretty baby, are you looking for a lover? 
Well, I want to give you the rest of my life
Listen to me, baby 

She'll never turn her back and walk away 
'Cause she knows I'm gonna love her each and every day 
I'd even work two jobs and give her my money 
Just because her love is so much sweeter than honey 
Gonna love me right 
She's my shelter and my light 

You know the little girl has got me where she wants me
Got me where she wants me
Got me where she wants me
And I don't mind
Baby, I don't mind

I'm gonna work two jobs
I don't mind all
I've to give my baby my love
I've got to give her my love
'Cause she got got got got me
She got got got got me
She got me right where she wants me
And that's wehere I wanna stay

Almo Music Corp ASCAP

Talk To Me
(B. Springsteen)

Well every night I see a light up in your window 
But every night you won't answer your door 
But although you won't ever let me in 
From the street I can see your silhouette sittin' close to him 

What must I do?
What does it take?
To get you to
Talk to me
Until the night is over
Come on, baby
Talk to me
Well until the night is over

I got a full week's pay 
And, baby, I've been working hard each day 
I'm not asking for the world you see 
I'm just asking, girl 
Talk to me 

Well late at night I hear the music that you're playing soft and low 
Yes and late at night I see the two of you swayin' so close 
I don't understand, darling, what was my sin? 
Why am I down here below while you're up there with him?

What did I do?
What did I say?
What must I pay?
To get you to
Talk to me
Until the night is over
Little darling, won't you
Talk to me
Well until the night is over
Yea yea yea
I got a full week's pay
And baby I've been working hard each day
I'm not asking for the world you see 
I'm just asking girl 
Talk to me

I don't understand, darling, what was my sin?
Why am I down here below while you're up there with him?

What did I do?
What did I say?
What must I pay?
To get you to
Talk to me
Until the night is over
Come on, baby
Talk to me
Well until the night is over
Yea yea yea
I got a full week's pay
And baby
I've been working hard each day
I'm not asking for the world you see
I'm down on my bended knees 
I'm just asking darling please won't you 
Talk to me
Until the night is over
Come on talk to me
Until the night is over
Talk to me
Till the sun comes up

Bruce Springsteen Music ASCAP

Next To You
(S. Van Zandt)

The same old places hurt inside
But I still take that one sweet ride 
Baby, when I can 
The same old faces I despise 
Coming 'round here tellin' lies 
Sayin' they understand 
I'm trying to make it, baby, but it's no good 
I wouldn't give the satisfaction even if I could 

Well there's nothing that I wouldn't do
There's nothing that I wouldn't do 
There's nothing that I wouldn't do 
To get next to you

The money came, the money went 
And all the time, baby, we knew it wouldn't last too long 
You spent your life on easy street 
Well that's one game I never beat 
You know, on me it always looked so wrong 

You can't walk away, baby, without getting scarred 
I want it so badly, I'm trying too hard 

Well there's nothing that I wouldn't do
There's nothing that I wouldn't do 
There's nothing that I wouldn't do 
To get next to you

You say there's nothing left to believe in 
That somehow it wasn't meant to be 
Oh don't you believe in me?

Oh, baby, there is nothing that I wouldn't do 
There's nothing that I wouldn't do 
There's nothing that I wouldn't do 
To get next to you

Oh, I gotta get next to you, girl
Baby, I gotta get next to you
Honey there's nothing, nothing I wouldn't do
Oh, baby, I got to, got to, got to get next to you, girl

Acro Music Corp ASCAP

Trapped Again
(B. Springsteen/J. Lyon/S. Van Zandt)

Here I am, baby, right where you found me 
Trying to break these chains that surround me 
If I look a little different it's 'cause I've changed 
Half-painted pictures are all that remains 

I can't let my past mistakes, let 'em bring me down 
I ain't waitin' on no angel of mercy 
I tried my best and I can't help myself 

I'm trapped again 
I can't get out without losing you 
I'm trapped again 
Why can't you feel what I'm going through?
I'm trapped again 
I need an answer, girl, can't you see?
I'm trapped again 
Come and rescue me 

Monday morning came so fast 
What a fool to think that dreams would last 
Close my eyes and it's still so clear 
Remember the night, girl, the world disappeared 

Can't let the hand of fate, let it drag me down 
I can't get no angel of mercy 
I came to stay but I got swept away 

I'm trapped again 
I can't get out without losing you 
I'm trapped again 
Why can't you feel what I'm going through?
I'm trapped again 
I need an answer, girl, can't you see?
I'm trapped again 
Come and rescue me 

Can't let the hand of fate, let it drag me down 
I can't get no angel of mercy 
I came to stay but I got swept away 

I'm trapped again 
I can't get out without losing you 
I'm trapped again 
Why can't you feel what I'm going through?
I'm trapped again 
I need an answer, girl, can't you see?
I'm trapped again 
Come and rescue me

Bruce Springsteen Music
Almo Music Corp./Blue Midnight Music ASCAP

The Fever
(B. Springsteen)

When I get home from my job
I turn on my T.V.
But I can't keep my mind on the show
When I lay down at night
I can't get no sleep
So I turn on the radio
But, the only sound I hear
Is you whisperin' in my ear
The words that you used to say
Now my days grow longer
As my love grows stronger
And the fever gets worse and

I got a fever for a girl
I got the fever
Oh, I got the fever
There ain't nothing that a poor boy can do
When he's got the fever for a girl
I got the fever
Oh, I got the fever
Well, you left this little boy

I can remember comin' home
I see you standin' at the stove
With the dishes on the table
Dinner ready to go
Or maybe on out to a movie show
Something that you'd like to see
Oh, baby, you're my sun in the morning
And my moon at night
I think about you, baby
I feel alright
Days grow longer
As my love grows stronger
And the fever gets worse and

I've got the fever for the girl
I got the fever
Oh, I got the fever
There ain't nothing that a poor boy can do
When he's got the fever for a girl
Got the fever
Oh, I got the fever
Yea, you left this little boy blue

I can remember comin' home
I see you standin' at the stove
With the dishes on the table
Dinner ready to go
Or maybe on out to a movie show
Something that you'd like to see
Oh, baby, you're my sun in the morning
And my moon at night
I think about you, baby
I feel alright
Days grow longer
Love grows stronger
And the fever gets worse and

I've got the fever for the girl
I got the fever
Oh, I got the fever
There ain't nothing, there ain't nothin' I can do
When he's got the fever for a girl
Got the fever
Oh, I got the fever
Left this little boy blue, well

Sure left this little boy blue
There ain't nothin' I can do
Oh, I've got the fever, baby
Baby please come home
I don't wanna be alone
I got the fever for you, girl

Laurel Canyon Music Ltd ASCAP/Bruce Springsteen Music ASCAP

I Don't Want To Go Home
(S. Van Zandt)

Oh, I know that it's getting late 
But I don't want to go home 
I'm in no hurry baby time can wait 
'Cause I don't want to go home 

Listen to the man sing his song 
I don't want to go home 
I don't mind if it takes all night long 
'Cause I don't want to go home 

Listen, baby, I know we had to try 
To reach up and touch the sky, baby
Whatever happened to you and I 
That I don't want to go home?

Lord, look at how all the people stare 
Said I don't want to go home 
In their minds I know they've all been there 
I don't want to go home 

I know the words to this song are real 
But, oh, I don't want to go home 
I know he's talking 'bout the way I feel 
And I don't want to go home 

Listen, baby, I know we had to try 
To reach up and touch the sky, baby
Whatever happened to you and I 
That I don't want to go home?

I want to hear people laughing and having a good time 
I want to know why she told me she had to go 
Why did she leave me lonely? 

I know that it's time to go 
But I don't want to go home 
You can play play your blues, play 'em soft and low
'Cause I don't want to go home 

I know the words to this song are real 
But, oh, I don't want to go home 
I know he's talking 'bout the way I feel 
And I don't want to go home

I don't want to go, believe me, darling
I don't want to go home
Don't wanna be all alone
I don't want to go home, baby
Ain't nobody waitin' at home
Baby, won't you please come home
Baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby
Baby, won't you please come home?

Blue Midnight Music ASCAP

Havin' A Party
(S. Cooke)

We're havin' a party
Everybody's swinging
Dancing to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mr. DJ
Keep those records playing
'Cause I'm having such a good time
Dancing with my baby

We're having a party
Dancing to the music
Played by the DJ
On the radio
Cokes are in the ice box
Popcorn's on the table
Me and my baby
Are out there on the floor

We're havin' a party
Everybody's swinging
Dancing to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mr. DJ
Keep those records playing
'Cause I'm having such a good time
Dancing with my baby

Everybody's swinging
Oldies, doing the twist now
If you take requests
I've got a few for you
Don't forget the soul twist
Play that one called "I Know"
I got to hear what suites me
No other songs will do

We're havin' a party
Everybody's swinging
Dancing to the music
On the radio
So listen, Mr. DJ
Keep those records playing
'Cause I'm having such a good time
Dancing with my baby

'Cause I'm having such a good time
Dancing with my baby

Kags Music Corp BMI

This Time Baby's Gone for Good
(S. Van Zandt)

You're restless baby - the good is gone from your eyes 
I've seen that look before but it's different this time 
I wonder how long you've been living in this lie 

I can't hold on girl 
And I can't give up, no, no 
I just can't turn and walk away 

The night won't make it right, baby, not this time 
I know there's nothing left that's gonna change your mind 
We played the hard way as long as we could 
But this time baby's gone for good 

You're running scared, girl
You've lost what you once believed
Do you lie awake at night do you think about me?
Have you found somebody who can give you what you need?

But I can't stay here
It hurts so badly
But I can't just turn and walk away

The night won't make it right, baby, not this time
I know there's nothing left that's gonna change your mind
We played the hard way as long as we could
But this time baby's gone for good

Baby worries, baby bleeds
Baby must have what she sees
Was it so hard, couldn't you see me?

The night won't make it right baby not this time
I know there's nothing left that's gonna change your mind
We played the hard way but it took a little bit too long
But this time baby knows she's wrong
This time baby knows she's wrong
This time baby knows she's wrong
So wrong

Blue Midnight Music/Almo Music Corp ASCAP

When You Dance
(B. Springsteen/S. Van Zandt) 

When you dance, I hear the music rocking everywhere 
When you dance, I see the light shining through your hair 
When you dance, the band is blowing like a hurricane 
When you dance, you look so fine but you don't know my name 

Come here, baby, don't be afraid 
Just one taste won't do 
I can't hold back one more day 
Sugar, I know I got to dance with you 

When you dance, your smile's hiding what you're thinking of 
When you dance, your body trembles like you're making love 
When you move, baby, my soul is aching and my blood runs hot 
Running through me now, my heart is breaking
Shaking what you got 

Come here, baby, don't be afraid 
Just one taste won't do 
I can't hold back one more day 
Sugar, I know I got to dance with you 

Come here, baby, don't be afraid 
Just one taste won't do 
I can't hold back one more day 
Sugar, I know I got to dance with you 

When you dance, I hear the music rocking everywhere 
When you dance, the sky can tumble, honey, I don't care 
When you dance 
When you dance 
When you dance

Bruce Springsteen Music
Almo MusicCorp/ Blue Midnight Music ASCAP

Stagger Lee


The night was clear and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling down

I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the dark
It was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight

Stagger Lee told Billy, "I can't let you go with that"
"You have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat"
Stagger Lee started off goin' down that railroad track
He said "I can't get you Billy but don't be here when I come back"

Stagger Lee went home and he got his forty-four
Said "I'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that debt I owe"
Stagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door
He said "Nobody move" and he pulled his forty-four

Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet went through Billy and it broke the bartender's glass

Oh Stagger Lee
Oh Stagger Lee
Oh Stagger Lee
Oh Stagger Lee

Santa Claus Is Back In Town
(M. Leiber/J. Stoller)

Christmas
Christmas
Christmas

It's wintertime, baby
And the snow is on the ground
I said it's wintertime, baby
And the snow is on the ground
You've been a real good baby
Santa Claus is back in town

Got no sleigh or reindeer
No pack on my back
You see me comin'
In a big white cadillac

It's Christmastime
Yea and the snow is on the ground
You've been a real good baby
And Santa Claus is back in town

Hang up your pretty stockings
Turn out your lights
Santa Claus is coming
Down your chimney tonight

It's Christmastime, baby
You realize sometimes
You see the snow gonna be on the ground
You've been a real good baby
Santa Claus is back in town

Now I got your Christmas present
Right here in my hand
By New Year's night
You know, I'm gonna party with the band

It's Christmastime
Yea and the snow is on the ground
You've been a real good baby
Santa Claus is back in town

You've been a real good baby
Santa Clause is back in town
You've been a real good baby
'Cause Santa Claus is back in town

Merry Christmas Baby
(L. Baxter/J. Moore) 

Merry Chrtistmas baby
You sure do treat me nice
Merry Chrtistmas baby
You sure do treat me nice
Gonna be a jammin' little Christmas
I feel like I'm livin' in paradise

Feelin' mighty fine
Got that music on the radio
Feelin' mighty fine
I got that music on my radio

And I can't wait to kiss you
Underneath that missletoe

Santa came down the chimney
Half past three
Left all these pretty presents
For my baby and me

Merry Christmas baby
You sure do treat me nice
And I know I'm gonna love you
The rest of my life

Merry Chrtistmas baby
You sure do treat me nice
Merry Chrtistmas darling
You sure do treat, I know you treat me nice
I know I'm gonna love you darling
The rest of my life
Merry Christmas darling
Merry Christmas baby
Merry merry merry
Merry Christmas baby
I hope you get what you want this year too
I wanna do my best to give it to you

Merry merry Christmas
Merry merry Christmas
Merry merry Christmas

Ho ho ho

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