Bruce Springsteen - Zero And Blind Terry Lyrics






The Skulls met the Pythons down at the First Street station
Alliances have been made in alleyways all across the nation
These boys live off the milk of a silver jet and the love of sweet young women
Now the Pythons are down from old Englishtown and they're looking to do some living
Well the leader of the Pythons is a kid they just call Zero
Now Terry's pop says these kids are some kind of monsters
But Terry says, "No, pop, they're just plain heroes"

Zero and Terry they found the love that burns like wildfire
Now Terry's daddy understood that this Zero was no good, a child, a thief and a liar
Well from out of the darkness that breaks the dawn Zero rode like twilight
He sayd, "Tonight's the night, blind Terry, come on," Terry come on, tonight is the night
Pack your bags baby

And together they ran like reindeers through the street
Well like tomorrow the earth was gonna catch up on fire
Now Terry's dad hired some troopers to kill Zero and bring Terry back home
They crawled up in the night like firelight

Now snow-white troopers from the council of crime rode silver foxes through Terry's field
Oh they met the Pythons down on Route 9 but they refused to yield
Yeah now the Pythons fought with buzz guns and the troopers with swords like light
And Zero and Terry they ran away as the gang fought all through the night

Well now some folks say Zero and Terry got away, others said they were caught and brought back
But still them young pilgrims to this day go to that spot way down by the railroad track
Where the troopers met the pythons, old timers cry on a hot August night
If you look hard enough, if you try, you'll catch Zero and Terry and all the Pythons
Oh just hiking the streets up in the sky
Oh just walking, just hiking the streets up in the sky
Just hiking the streets up in the sky
??? the streets in the sky
Just hiking the streets in the sky
Oh just hiking the streets
Hey Zero





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  1. J.... H....

    I mean, how young was he here and knocking out, then rejecting what most songwriters would give their right arm for. Truly stunning and hard worked talent!

  2. m.... p....

    You can't beat tracks for me ... All those fabulous songs . I remember when it first came out , I listed to one disc a week . Fantastic month .

  3. G.... F....

    This song shows what is great about Springsteen. The arrangement, the lyrics and the emotion.

  4. T.... K....

    Have loved this one since I heard it on Tracks. Glad to see others feel the same way!

  5. M.... G....

    Thank you Brian Fallon for bringing me here...http://thebrianfallon.tumblr.com/

  6. g.... ....

    ...shivers down my spine...

  7. E.... ....

    You can just hear the Dylan-inspired style in how he sings that first verse. Combine it with Bruce's unparalleled songwriting and you have one of my absolute favorites.

  8. j.... h....

    Jersey's "West Side Story" One of Bruce's Best!

  9. h.... ....

    The wonderful Suki Lahav is heard on background vocals on this, although for some reason she wasn't included in the credits.

  10. t.... i....

    one of his best ...back in the era that the music was more complex and interesting

  11. J.... s....

    I've just realised what is so brilliant about this song. There is a kind of climax at 1.04 that sets up the mood for the rest of the song in some way.

  12. J.... s....

    Yep, agree with that. These early songs were just BRILLIANT!!!

  13. J.... M....

    Early Bruce at hs brilliant storyelling best....but just listen to that fabulous music. Something which is often overlooked when assessing Springseen's songwriting is his wonderful melodies, hooks and arrangements. This is for me what puts Bruce in a class of his own when it comes to songwriting.

  14. T.... ....

    re: Backstreets

  15. J.... s....

    Yep, brilliant - one of his best songs, sung with real emotion. Great arrangement too.

  16. i.... ....

    this could very well be the greatest written song of all time! from the music to the lyrics, AMAZING

  17. l.... ....

    This little gem just goes to show how the Boss treated his outtakes!