Bruce Springsteen Songs - Stolen Car Lyrics

Bruce Springsteen - Stolen Car

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Album: The River
Released: 1980

Stolen Car Lyrics

I met a little girl and I settled down
In a little house out on the edge of town
We got married, and swore we'd never part
Then little by little we drifted from each other's heart

At first I thought it was just restlessness
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
In the end it was something more I guess
That tore us apart and made us weep

And I'm driving a Stolen Car
Down on Eldridge Avenue
Each night I wait to get caught
But I never do

She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
When our love was young and bold
She said last night she read those letters
And they made her feel one hundred years old

And I'm driving a stolen car
On a pitch black night
And I'm telling myself I'm gonna be alright
But I ride by night and I travel in fear
That in this darkness I will disappear

Writer/s: BARNES, TED / ORTON, BETH / READ, SEAN / BLANCHARD, WILL
Publisher: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
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This tells the story of a man with a crumbling marriage who steals a car and drives it every night just waiting to get caught.

On The River, this is one of the ballads where Springsteen tells a story within the song.

The character in this was the basis for much of what Springsteen wrote for Tunnel Of Love. That character became the basis for future Springsteen songs about relationships.

A different version is available on bootlegs of The Ties That Bind, an album Springsteen recorded in 1979 but did not release. This and 6 other songs from it were used on The River.

The alternate version was released in 1999 on Springsteen's boxed-set Tracks. This version is commonly referred to as the "Son, you may kiss the bride" version. (thanks, Willy - Vallejo, DC)

Patty Griffin covered this on her 2002 album 1,000 Kisses.