Springsteen, Bruce - The Promised Land Lyrics






On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert
I pick up my money and head back into town
Driving cross the Waynesboro county line
I got the radio on and I'm just killing time
Working all day in my daddy's garage
Driving all night, chasing some mirage
Pretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge

The dogs on main street howl
'Cause they understand
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
And I believe in a promised land

I've done my best to live the right way
I get up every morning and go to work each day
But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold
Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode
Explode and tear this old town apart
Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart
Find somebody itching for something to start

The dogs on main street howl
'Cause they understand
If I could reach one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
And I believe in a promised land

Well there's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor
I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm
Gonna be a twister to blow everything down
That ain't got the faith to stand its ground
Blow away the dreams that tear you apart
Blow away the dreams that break your heart
Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted

The dogs on main street howl
'Cause they understand
If I could take one moment into my hands
Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
And I believe in a promised land
And I believe in a promised land
And I believe in a promised land





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  1. J.... K....

    Yes Bruce is one of our best.

  2. P.... M....

    Este concierto se produjo en mi hermosa ciudad!!!!!! Barcelona!!!!!!!cuanta magia hay entre el público y el que gran genio, como lo amamos!!!!!?? Bruce Springsteen!!!!! Te esperamos en el 2021😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  3. z.... s....

    wow...no musician has ever inspired me more than bruce springsteen. his music is so soulful and authentic. amazing performance

  4. M.... S....

    The sound quality of this concert is awful. It almost sounds like Bruce's voice was recorded outside of the arena.

  5. X.... D....

    Quan dius que tornes a Barcelona...siusplau....?

  6. C.... R....

    Such passion, damn. It's beautiful really.

  7. J.... L....

    I always expect to overplay this song, but then whenever I put it on it rattles my heart as if I'm hearing it for the first time. Especially as a modern day teenager, this song makes me feel reckless, and that something big is waiting to happen.

  8. J.... D....

    I’m an atheist,but this man makes me want too believe in God. Speechless

  9. P.... H....

    What a great crowd!!

  10. a.... d....

    Questo concerto di Barcellona e stato memorabile!!!😇😇😇🤩🤩😍😍😘😘😘🎸💑♥️🌟🎶💎💫

  11. m.... ....

    Incredible!

  12. R.... H....

    This band played their hearts out every song every goddamn performance. Really quite amazing.

  13. U.... M....

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2lUJpYyDqWGrJyPE014mL5OCOjIqZsx
       J'ADORE. ♥ ️ ️ ⭐️ DES PERFORMANCES EXCEPTIONNELLES !!! C'est comme une sainte communion, Bruce ne chante pas, témoigne-t-il. L'une des plus belles œuvres qui m'ait jamais frappé. LE RESPECT!
    Bruce était une puissance vocale plus jeune ... un peu plus modéré maintenant. Le meilleur des années 70, 80 et début des années 90 les a séduits dans l'industrie de la musique. De très grands chanteurs comme Simon & Garfunkel, The Everly Brothers, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Perry, Lionel Richie, PETER CETERA, REO Speedwagon, The Eagles, Dire Straits, The Beatles, Sting, GENESIS, BRYAN ADAMS et Phil Collins vont gagner le cœur et l'esprit des milléniaux lorsqu'ils essaient d'écouter leurs chansons.

  14. a.... B....

    The Boss

  15. M.... D....

    Ha uno stile molto composto... Ma un po' pazzo. *** Tremendamente Bravi ***🥰😍😘

  16. B.... C....

    As a 16 year old with autism, severe anxiety and depression, who feels like he is going to achieve nothing and hates the town he lives in cause it’s a black hole that sucks the life out of everyone, this song is one thing that helps me get up every day.

  17. G.... M....

    The best ever ♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  18. K.... S....

    Happy Birthday, Steven Van Zandt.

  19. H.... S....

    The greatest artist that ever lived.

    H.... S....

    I will second that 👍a living legend

  20. K.... W....

    RIP Big Man🙏🏻

  21. N.... H....

    Trump has Giuliani, a taxidermy owl that the dog had a go at..Stephen Colbert...and Bruce has the mighty mighty Max Weinberg.

  22. g.... ....

    Fantastica....Semplicemente FANTASTICA .

  23. S.... K....

    Just one word, just five letters... magic!

  24. B.... B....

    the boss and co make my world a lot more fun

    B.... B....

    He helps me make sense of my life

    B.... B....

    double allowance

  25. B.... B....

    hurmomica

  26. J.... ....

    The boss in the big man have such good friends and it's such an interesting story hearing how they met and things evolved the way they did

  27. a.... d....

    Tutte le volte che ascolto questa canzone provo una tale emozione che non riesco a descrivere!! Poi la presenza di Clarence e molto toccante!! 😇😇😢💔💔😍😍🌟🌟💎💎

  28. s.... ....

    I say YEAH....I still remember when I first popped the River in my old tape player, man what was that....story/rock/roll/folk/gospel....blew me away!!

  29. R.... H....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KH9w8DLMko Promised Land - MANDOLIN GUITAR

  30. K.... H....

    Silvio always had the makings of a varsity band member

  31. A.... p....

    Eu e tu esperando a terra Prometida. Chegou

  32. a.... d....

    Questa canzone e talmente bella che non ci sono parole!! Bruce ! Con la,armonica e qualcosa di sublime!!! 😇😇😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗❤️♥️🌞🌞♥️♥️♥️😪💫

  33. H.... ....

    That Silvio Dante can play

  34. J.... I....

    Good to see Clarence

    J.... I....

    One of the most underrated musicians without him the E street band and Bruce wouldn't be what they are today's world.

  35. D.... S....

    with silvio on guitar nothing can go wrong, unless he has cheese under his toes

  36. R.... B....

    I pity the fools who disliked this video... Bruce is amazing!

  37. T.... A....

    This needs to be a live album

    T.... A....

    Tigerboy1000 Animal There are a DVD 📀 It’s worth it buy it.

  38. G.... C....

    If you have seen Bruce once, you are a fool not to see him again and again.....

  39. M.... R....

    "los mitos no son para adorar sino para aprender de ellos".............Bruce Springsteen.

  40. J.... V....

    wow I would hate to take a punch from Clemens,

    J.... V....

    Jesse Olson
    You cannot think of him in that way. He wasn't a boxer or fighter. He was just a peaceful musician. And many big people are not bullies.

    J.... V....

    Sono commossa!!😢😢🌟🌟👏👏👏🎷🎶🎶🎶🎶💎🎸🎸

  41. A.... P....

    This concert in Barcelona is the best concert in the world - best musician and best audience !!! Love the people of BARCELONA !!! You are the great !!!

    A.... P....

    Gracias somos una gran ciudad aunque hagan creer lo contrario😍😍😍😍😍💕💕💕💕💕👌👌👌👌

    A.... P....

    Gracias Anna😘😘

  42. N.... V....

    One of the best things that ever happened to me was when my dad brought home the We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions album in 2006. 13 years and 11 Bruce Springsteen shows later, i have never grown tired of this man's music, and I never will

  43. M.... x....

    Simply amazing❤️

  44. J.... R....

    LOL I have a crush on s o o o z e guitar and violin player blonde girl LOL

    J.... R....

    Johnny R: Whatever floats your boat 😀🤣🤔

  45. J.... M....

    Quelle puissance ce groupe!!!!!

  46. S.... M....

    Gone but not forgotten Clarence!!!!!! See you in the promise land!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  47. A.... p....

    Great son.

  48. V.... B....

    Amanheceu... 🤔já posso ouvir Bruce hahaha🎤🎸🎷🎹🎤🎸🎷🎹💕💕💕💕🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

  49. M.... n....

    I don't think I'd leave the house and try to make something of myself if it wasn't for Bruce. Thank you for the inspiration, the fire, the drive to reach the Promise Land.

    M.... n....

    A wonderful tribute to an inspirational musician. I hope he knows how many people he has affected.

  50. J.... H....

    If you have a General Admission (floor) ticket and arrive about 4:00 for the "7:30" show, that begins at 8:20, you can be in the lottery to make it into The Pit, the area directly in front of the page. I made it in 2009 in Greenville, SC, and was standing against the runway below the stage in front of Clarence. Near the end of Promised Land, Bruce held the mic down to me to sing, "La, la la, la la, la la, la la, la la, la la la la la." This is probably a comment on the shallow, shell-of-a-life, I've led, but singing those la la las was one of the highlights.

    J.... H....

    Roy Causton Roy, we both know that Bruce is a great person; not only our greatest musician, songwriter/performer, but a big part of our national (or North American) conscience. I’m just *lucky* to be his contemporary and to have had the opportunity to share the same time and space with him for three or so hours over 60 times, beginning in 1978.

    J.... H....

    @John Hocking
    60 times!!! Wow!!! You sure know how to have a good time 😀😁😃👍🎼🎵🎶🎸🎷🎤

    J.... H....

    BigCityJungleCat EnvisageThat Heck, I’ve met people who have been to hundreds of shows. My wife thinks I’m obsessed, but 64 shows over a 41 year span is less that 1.6 per year.

    Now, those who have seen him 2.0 times, or more, per year, over a 40 or more year span do have a problem. They need to enter Springsteen detox, and/ or a 12-step program, the first of which is, obviously, to admit that Bruce Springsteen has taken over your life to the point that you need help from a higher power to shake his influence.

    But me and 1.6? Just another average fan who recognizes that a Bruce Springsteen concert in one of life’s grandest experiences.

    J.... H....

    John Hocking Wow, that must have been great, something to savour forever. Also, thanks for explaining how the Bruce lottery works. I have never heard of anyone else having a lottery.

  51. I.... ....

    I always wanted to see Bruce live but it was never meant to be. However his passion and spirit is unequaled and feelable in every video. Thank you Bruce, you're the best!

    I.... ....

    Same here. I wish to see them live but I don't think it's going to happen. His music, lyrics, that pure passion always makes my eyes wet.. I'm going to raise my future kids on his music

    I.... ....

    They're touring again next year so fingers crossed for both of you! NOTHING beats them live....

  52. I.... Z....

    So many remarkable moments in this, too many to mention individually! All make up the Whole! Genius artist & a band at the peak of their power

  53. a.... ....

    ブルーススプリングスティーン、大好きだよ。 涙出ちゃうよ。

    a.... ....

    ほんとかっこよすぎますよ

  54. B.... P....

    This is why he is the BOSS!!

  55. L.... N....

    Greatest performance of all times

  56. R.... G....

    It´s time for the Boss !!!

  57. P.... W....

    The greatest live performer in rock history!

    P.... W....

    200% sure

    P.... W....

    I believe that to be true, and he gives 100% every time. If he isn't drippig with sweat at the end he hasn't done his job!

    P.... W....

    Not as sure - because I never got to see the Beatles, or Elvis - but definitely the best I ever saw. And I saw Van Halen open for the Rolling Stones in San Diego in the 1980s! I also saw The Who in the first show of their farewell tour in Orlando - three awesome hours. But when I saw Bruce in Kansas city, It was amazing! It was weird - one part of me never wanted it to end, while after a bit over four hours, another part was feeling like, "Will this guy ever shut up, so I can go home and fuck my girlfriend?" But to paraphrase Jon Stewart, Bruce empties the tank in everything he does, and he is the love child of Bob Dylan and James Brown.

    P.... W....

    Yes, yes he is realy the best ever❤️

  58. R.... C....

    Rest In Peace, Clarence

  59. D.... R....

    Take a knife!

  60. E.... R....

    Like this but it is different from the original Chuck Berry or Elvis' versions.

    E.... R....

    Bruce wrote this song.

    E.... R....

    Yes this is a completely different song from the other versions.

    E.... R....

    @Ellen R. it's not a different version, it's a totally different song. They the same name, but completely different lyrics.

    E.... R....

    Provo una grande emozione a vedervi suonare ! Bruce tu e Clarence siete qualcosa che non si può descrivere!! 😢💔💔💓💓💓🤗🤗💗💗😍💎👏👏

  61. M.... J....

    RIP Clarence

  62. A.... R....

    Love you Bruce. Xx

  63. D.... F....

    Wonderful video, Danny and the big man , I'm sure Bruce thought the world had come an end when he lost them, but he plugged on , I am sure he didn't think was possible but he had the love and brotherhood of these 2 very special people to look back on and I'm sure he does this often. They built a career so all encompassing that I'm sure that many people can understand that that's what they set out to do and by God they did it so I say Bravo too them all.🎼♥️🇦🇺

  64. K.... B....

    The Promised Land
    Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band
    On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert
    I pick up my money and head back into town
    Driving 'cross the Waynesboro county line
    I got the radio on and I'm just killing time
    Working all day in my daddy's garage
    Driving all night chasing some mirage
    Pretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge
    The dogs on Main Street howl
    'Cause they understand
    If I could take one moment into my hands
    Mister I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
    And I believe in a promised land
    I've done my best to live the right way
    I get up every morning and go to work each day
    But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold
    Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode
    Explode and tear this whole town apart
    Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart
    Find somebody itching for something to start
    The dogs on Main Street howl
    'Cause they understand
    If I could wrench one moment into my hands
    Mister I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
    And I believe in a promised land
    Well there's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor
    I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm
    Gonna be a twister to blow everything down
    That ain't got the faith to stand its ground
    Blow away the dreams that tear you apart
    Blow away the dreams that break your heart
    Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted
    The dogs on Main Street howl
    'Cause they understand
    If I could take one moment into my hands
    Mister I ain't a boy, no I'm a man
    And I believe in a promised land
    And I believe in a promised land
    And I believe in a promised land
    Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen
    The Promised Land lyrics © Downtown Music PublishingThe Promised Land
    Bruce Springsteen, E Street Band
    On a rattlesnake speedway in the Utah desert
    I pick up my money and head back into town
    Driving 'cross the Waynesboro county line
    I got the radio on and I'm just killing time
    Working all day in my daddy's garage
    Driving all night chasing some mirage
    Pretty soon little girl I'm gonna take charge
    The dogs on Main Street howl
    'Cause they understand
    If I could take one moment into my hands
    Mister I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
    And I believe in a promised land
    I've done my best to live the right way
    I get up every morning and go to work each day
    But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold
    Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode
    Explode and tear this whole town apart
    Take a knife and cut this pain from my heart
    Find somebody itching for something to start
    The dogs on Main Street howl
    'Cause they understand
    If I could wrench one moment into my hands
    Mister I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man
    And I believe in a promised land
    Well there's a dark cloud rising from the desert floor
    I packed my bags and I'm heading straight into the storm
    Gonna be a twister to blow everything down
    That ain't got the faith to stand its ground
    Blow away the dreams that tear you apart
    Blow away the dreams that break your heart
    Blow away the lies that leave you nothing but lost and brokenhearted
    The dogs on Main Street howl
    'Cause they understand
    If I could take one moment into my hands
    Mister I ain't a boy, no I'm a man
    And I believe in a promised land
    And I believe in a promised land
    And I believe in a promised land
    Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen
    The Promised Land lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing

    K.... B....

    Nice one Kathy, lyrics so great you posted 'em twice.👍😂

  65. b.... z....

    the best version of his best song

  66. D.... T....

    Grande¡¡¡

  67. P.... M....

    The boss
    Liebe ihn .👍❤

  68. T.... ....

    Bruce, time to retire!

    T.... ....

    Where can I find the video of your sold out concert?? I'm sure it's awesome....

    T.... ....

    just do not see it, simplemente no lo veas.

    T.... ....

    Never he's the Boss.

  69. f.... ....

    De regreso a la carretera Señor.

  70. V.... S....

    Awesome video. ❤ Bruce Always.

  71. r.... w....

    2:15 Blow this place up C.

    r.... w....

    Fill up when i see that moment....

  72. S.... P....

    He is nr. 1

  73. M.... B....

    You are my BOSS 😙💖💖💖

  74. M.... M....

    Es uno de los mas grandes del Rock.

  75. D.... ....

    Lyrics still give me chills after all these cold years

    D.... ....

    Absolutely. Love em. Darkness probably my favorite album.

    D.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymdI4uMUyEQ

    D.... ....

    Quando guardo ed ascolto questa fantastica esecuzione! Il mio cuore batte all,impazzata!! !tale e la mia emozione!!😇😇🤗🤗🤗💓💓💓💓💓🤩🤩💗💗💗💗💗

  76. M.... ....

    The Boss.