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Bruce Springsteen - Stolen Ca
Bruce Springsteen - Stolen Car


Bruce Springsteen - Stolen Car Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

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.
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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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.