“Bruce Springsteen’s messages of hope”

1. “Bruce Springsteen’s messages of hope” “Talk about a dream, try to make it real.” Bruce Springsteen

2. Essential Questions • What impact do songs have on social movements? • What is the historical context in which these songs are written and performed? • What makes a song effective in a cause?

3. Role of Music • Music has been used to lift the spirits of poor, oppressed and rebels. • Music has been used to communicate the ideas of change and protest. • From different historical eras from slavery, The Great Depression, Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam, individuals have shared their opinions of injustice.

4. Bruce Springsteen • He was born on September 23, 1949 from the state of New Jersey. • He is known as “The Boss”. • His first album was released in 1972. • He writes on various types like anti-war songs, social injustice and the right of underprivileged. • His influences are Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs.

5. There is a blood red circleOn the cold dark groundAnd the rain is falling downThe church door's thrown openI can hear the organ's songBut the congregation's goneMy city of ruinsMy city of ruinsNow the sweet bells of mercyDrift through the evening treesYoung men on the cornerLike scattered leaves,The boarded up windows,The empty streetsWhile my brother's down on his kneesMy city of ruinsMy city of ruinsCome on, rise up! Come on, rise up!Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!Now's there's tears on the pillowDarlin' where we sleptAnd you took my heart when you leftWithout your sweet kissMy soul is lost, my friendTell me how do I begin again?My city's in ruinsMy city's in ruinsNow with these hands, With these hands,With these hands,I pray LordWith these hands, With these hands,I pray for the strength, LordWith these hands,With these hands,I pray for the faith, LordWe pray for your love, LordWe pray for the lost, LordWe pray for this world, LordWe pray for the strength, LordWe pray for the strength, LordCome onCome onCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise upCome on, rise up “My City in Ruins”

6. Once I thought I knewEverything I needed to know about youYour sweet whisper, Your tender touchBut I didn't really know that muchJoke's on me, It's gonna be okayIf I can just get through this lonesome dayHell's brewin' dark sun's on the riseThis storm'll blow through by and byHouse is on fire, Viper's in the grassA little revenge and this too shall passThis too shall pass, I'm gonna prayRight now all I got's this lonesome day It's allright? It's allright? It's allright Better ask questions before you shootDeceit and betrayals bitter fruitIt's hard to swallow, come time to payThat taste on your tongue don't easily slip awayLet kingdom come I'm gonna find my wayThrough this lonesome day "Lonesome Day"

7. Can't see nothin' in front of meCan't see nothin' coming up behindI make my way through this darknessI can't feel nothing but this chain that binds meLost track of how far I've goneHow far I've gone, how high I've climbedOn my back's a sixty pound stoneOn my shoulder a half mile lineCome on up for the risingCom on up, lay your hands in mineCome on up for the risingCome on up for the rising tonightLeft the house this morningBells ringing filled the airWearin' the cross of my callingOn wheels of fire I come rollin' down hereCome on up for the risingCome on up, lay your hands in mineCome on up for the risingCome on up for the rising tonightLi,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,liSpirits above and behind meFaces gone, black eyes burnin' brightMay their precious blood forever bind meLord as I stand before your fiery lightLi,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li I see you Mary in the gardenIn the garden of a thousand sighsThere's holy pictures of our childrenDancin' in a sky filled with lightMay I feel your arms around meMay I feel your blood mix with mineA dream of life comes to meLike a catfish dancin' on the end of the lineSky of blackness and sorrow (a dream of life)Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)Sky of glory and sadness (a dream of life)Sky of mercy, sky of fear (a dream of life)Sky of memory and shadow (a dream of life)Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonightSky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (a dream of life)Come on up for the risingCome on up, lay your hands in mineCome on up for the risingCome on up for the rising tonightLi,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li “Rising”

8. I woke up this morningI could barely breatheJust an empty impressionIn the bed where you used to beI want a kiss from your lipsI want an eye for an eyeI woke up this morning to the empty skyEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty skyEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty skyBlood on the streetsYeah blood flowin' downI hear the blood of my bloodCryin' from the groundEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty skyEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty sky On the plains of JordanI cut my bow from the woodOf this tree of evilOf this tree of goodI want a kiss from your lipsI want an eye for an eyeI woke up this morning to an empty skyEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty skyEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty skyEmpty sky, empty skyI woke up this morning to an empty sky "Empty Sky"

9. It's rainin' but there ain't a cloud in the skyMusta been a tear from your eyeEverything'll be okayFunny thought I felt a sweet summer breezeMusta been you sighin' so deepDon't worry we're gonna find a wayI'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny dayGonna chase the clouds awayWaitin' on a sunny dayWithout you I'm workin' with the rain fallin' downHalf a party in a one dog townI need you to chase the blues awayWithout you I'm a drummer girl that can't keep a beatAnd ice cream truck on a deserted streetI hope that you're coming to stay I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny dayGonna chase the clouds awayWaitin' on a sunny dayHard times baby, well they come to tell us allSure as the tickin' of the clock on the wallSure as the turnin' of the night into dayYour smile girl, brings the mornin' light to my eyesLifts away the blues when I riseI hope that you're coming to stay I'm waitin', waitin' on a sunny dayGonna chase the clouds awayWaitin' on a sunny day "Waitin' On A Sunny Day"

10. It's a fairytale so tragicThere's no prince to break the spellI don't believe in magicBut for you I will, for you I willIf I'm a fool, I'll be a foolDarlin' for youI'm countin' on a miracleBaby I'm countin' on a miracleDarlin' I'm countin' on a miracleTo come throughThere ain't no storybook storyThere's no never-ending songOur happily ever after Darlin'Forever come and goneI'm movin' onIf I'm gonna believeI'll put my faithDarlin' in youI'm countin' on a miracleBaby I'm countin' on a miracleDarlin' I'm countin' on a miracleTo come throughSleeping beauty awakes from her dreamWith her lover's kiss on her lipsYour kiss was taken from meNow all I have is this Your kiss, your kiss, your touch, your touchYour heart, your heart, your strength, your strengthYour hope, your hope, your faith, your faithYour face, your face, your love, your loveYour dream, your dream, your life, your lifeI'm runnin' through the forestWith this wolf at my heelsMy king is lost at midnightWhen the tower bells pealWe've got no fairytale endingIn God's hands our fate is completeYour heaven's here in my heartOur love's this dust beneath my feetJust this dust beneath my feetIf I'm gonna live I'll life my lifeDarlin' to you[CHORUS (4X)] "Countin' On A Miracle"

11. Grab your ticket and your suitcaseThunder's rolling down the tracksYou don't know where you're goin'But you know you won't be backDarlin' if you're wearyLay your head upon my chestWe'll take what we can carryAnd we'll leave the restBig Wheels rolling through fieldsWhere sunlight streamsMeet me in a land of hope and dreamsI will provide for youAnd I'll stand by your sideYou'll need a good companion forThis part of the rideLeave behind your sorrowsLet this day be the lastTomorrow there'll be sunshineAnd all this darkness pastBig wheels roll through fieldsWhere sunlight streamsMeet me in a land of hope and dreams This trainCarries saints and sinnersThis trainCarries losers and winnersThis TrainCarries whores and gamblersThis TrainCarries lost soulsThis TrainDreams will not be thwartedThis TrainFaith will be rewardedThis TrainHear the steel wheels singin'This TrainBells of freedom ringin'This TrainCarries broken-heartedThis TrainThieves and sweet souls departedThis TrainCarries fools and kingsThis TrainAll aboardThis TrainDreams will not be thwartedThis TrainFaith will be rewardedThis TrainHear the steel wheels singin'This TrainBells of freedom ringin' "Land Of Hope And Dreams"

12. 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 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 take one moment into my hands Mister, I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man, And I believe in a promised land. 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 I believe in a promised land... "The Promised Land"

13. A friend of mine told me one early mornin'(Over at Mary's place, ho)Said tonight there's gonna be a party goin' on(Over at Mary's place, ho)He said: „If you can enjoy a real nice affair(Over at Mary's place, ho)Then you'll make it your business to be right there“(Over at Mary's place, ho)He said in fact: „Meet me (Meet me at Mary's place)We're gonna have (We're gonna have us a ball today)Why don't you (Meet me at Mary's place)Why don't you meet me (Meet me at Mary's place)We're gonna have (We're gonna have us a ball today)Why don't you“(Meet me at Mary's place, ho)He said: „There's one thing I that want you to know(Over at Mary's place, ho)You're gonna have a good time before you go“(Over at Mary's place, ho)He said: „There's one more thing that I'm gonna guarantee(Over at Mary's place, ho)Got to have fun if you're a man like me“(Over at Mary's place, ho) If you wanna have fun, meet me (Meet me at Mary's place)We're gonna have (We're gonna have us a ball today)Why don't you (Meet me at Mary's place)Oh meet me (Meet me at Mary's place)We're gonna have (We're gonna have us a ball today)Why don't you (Meet me at Mary's place, ho)If you wanna have a good time (meet me at Mary's place)We're gonna have (We're gonna have us a ball today)Come on and (Meet me at Mary's place)Oh, meet me (Meet me at Mary's place)We're gonna have (We're gonna have us a ball today)Come on and (Meet me at Mary's place, ho “Meet Me At Mary's Place” Written by Sam Cooke

14. Your loving grace surrounds meEverybody's hereFurniture's out on the front porchMusic's up loudI dream of you in my armsI lose myself in the crowdLet it rain, let it rain, let it rainLet it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rainMeet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a partyMeet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a partyTell me how do you live broken-heartedMeet me at Mary's placeI got seven pictures of BuddhaThe prophet's on my tongueEleven angels of mercySighin' over that black hole in the sunMy heart's dark but it's risin'I'm pullin' all the faith I can seeFrom that black hole on the horizonI hear your voice calling meLet it rain, let it rain, let it rainLet it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rainMeet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a partyMeet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a partyTell me how do we get this thing startedMeet me at Mary's placeFamiliar faces around meLaughter fills the air I got a picture of you in my locketI keep it close to my heartA light shining in my breastLeading me through the darkSeven days, seven candlesIn my window light your wayYour favorite record's on the turntableI drop the needle and prayBand's countin' out midnightFloor's rumblin' loudSinger's callin' up daylight And waitin' for that shout from the crowdWaitin' for that shout from the crowdWaitin' for that shout from the crowdWaitin' for that shout from the crowdWaitin' for that shout from the crowdWaitin' for that shout from the crowdTurn it up, turn it up, turn it upTurn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it upMeet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a partyMeet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a partyTell me how do we get this thing startedMeet me at Mary's placeMeet me at Mary's placeMeet me at Mary's place "Mary's Place"

15. I hold you in my arms, yeah that's when it startsI seek faith in your kiss and comfort in your heartI taste the seed upon your lips, lay my tongue upon your scarsBut when I look into your eyes we stand worlds apartWhere the distant oceans sing and rise to the plainIn this dry and troubled country your beauty remainsDown from the mountain road where the highway rolls to dark'Neath Allah's blessed rain we remain worlds apart Sometimes the truth just ain't enoughOr is it too much in times like thisLet's throw the truth away we'll find it in this kissIn your skin upon my skin in the beating of our heartsMay the living let us in before the dead tear us apartWe'll let blood build a bridge over mountains draped in starsI'll meet you on the ridge between these worlds apartWe've got this moment now to live then it's all just dust and darkLet's let love give what it givesLet's let love give what it gives "Worlds Apart"

16. Where the river runs to blackI take the schoolbooks from your packPlastics, wire and your kissThe breath of eternity on your lipsIn the crowded marketplaceI drift from face to faceI hold my breath and close my eyesI hold my breath and close my eyesAnd I wait for paradiseAnd I wait for paradiseThe Virginia hills have gone to brownAnother day, another sun goin' downI visit you in another dreamI visit you in another dreamI reach and feel your hairYour smell lingers in the airI brush your cheek with my fingertipsI taste the void upon your lipsAnd I wait for paradiseAnd I wait for paradise I search for you on the other sideWhere the river runs clean and wideUp to my heart the waters riseUp to my heart the waters riseI sink 'neath the river cool and clearDrifting down I disappearI see you on the other sideI search for the peace in your eyesBut they're as empty as paradiseThey're as empty as paradiseI break above the wavesI feel the sun upon my face "Paradise"

17. Born down in a dead man's townThe first kick I took was when I hit the groundYou end up like a dog that's been beat too muchTill you spend half your life just covering upBorn in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Got in a little hometown jam so they put a rifle in my handSent me off to a foreign land to go and kill the yellow manBorn in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Come back home to the refineryHiring man says "son if it was up to me"Went down to see my V.A. manHe said "son don't you understand now"Had a brother at Khe Sahn fighting off the Viet CongThey're still there he's all gone He had a woman he loved in SaigonI got a picture of him in her arms nowDown in the shadow of penitentiaryOut by the gas fires of the refineryI'm ten years burning down the roadNowhere to run ain't got nowhere to goBorn in the U.S.A.I was born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.I'm a long gone daddy in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.Born in the U.S.A.I'm a cool rocking daddy in the U.S.A. Born in the USA

18. I got my finger on the triggerBut I don't know who to trustWhen I look into your eyesThere's just devils and dustWe're a long, long way from home, BobbieHome's a long, long way from usI feel a dirty wind blowingDevils and dustI got God on my sideAnd I'm just trying to surviveWhat if what you do to surviveKills the things you loveFear's a powerful thing, babyIt can turn your heart black you can trustIt'll take your God filled soulAnd fill it with devils and dustWell I dreamed of you last nightIn a field of blood and stoneThe blood began to dryThe smell began to riseWell I dreamed of you last night, BobbieIn a field of mud and boneYour blood began to dryAnd the smell began to riseWe've got God on our sideWe're just trying to surviveWhat if what you do to surviveKills the things you loveFear's a powerful thing, babyIt'll turn your heart black you can trustIt'll take your God filled soulFill it with devils and dustIt'll take your God filled soulFill it with devils and dust[Harmonica solo] Now every woman and every manThey wanna take a righteous standFind the love that God willsAnd the faith that He commandsI've got my finger on the triggerAnd tonight faith just ain't enoughWhen I look inside my heartThere's just devils and dustWell I've got God on my sideAnd I'm just trying to surviveWhat if what you do to surviveKills the things you loveFear's a dangerous thingIt can turn your heart black you can trustIt'll take your God filled soulFill it with devils and dustYeah it'll take your God filled soulFill it with devils and dust[Harmonica solo] "Devils & Dust"

19. You can't sleep at nightYou can't dream your dreamYour fingerprints on fileLeft clumsily at the sceneYour own worst enemy has come to townYour own worst enemy has come to townYesterday the people were at easeBaby you slept in peaceYou closed your eyes and saw herYou knew who you wereAnd your own worst enemy has come to townYour own worst enemy has comeYour world keeps turning round and roundBut everything is upside downYour own worst enemy has come to townThere's a face you knowStaring back from the shop windowThe condition you're inNow you just can't get out of this skin Ah ah ahAh ah ahAh ah ahHooo...The times they got too clearSo you removed all the mirrorsOnce the family felt secureNow no one's very sureYour own worst enemy has come to townYour own worst enemy's comeEverything is falling downYour own worst enemy has come to townYour own worst enemy has comeEverything is falling downYour own worst enemy has come to townYour flag it flew so highIt drifted into the sky "Your Own Worst Enemy"

20. "Last night I stood at your doorstepTrying to figure out what went wrongYou just slipped something into my palm and you were goneI could smell the same deep green of summer'Bove me the same night sky was glowin'In the distance I could see the town where I was bornIt's gonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeA long walk homeIn town I pass Sal's groceryBarber shop on South StreetI looked in their faces*They're all rank strangers to me*Well Veteran's Hall high upon the hillStood silent and aloneThe diner was shuttered and boardedWith a sign that just said "gone"It's gonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeIt's gonna be a long walk home[Guitar break][Sax break] Here everybody has a neighborEverybody has a friendEverybody has a reason to begin again My father said "Son, we're lucky in this town,It's a beautiful place to be born.It just wraps its arms around you,Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone""Your flag flyin' over the courthouseMeans certain things are set in stone.Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"It's gonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeIt's gonna be a long walk homeIt's gonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeHey pretty darling, don't wait up for meGonna be a long walk homeIt's gonna be a long walk homeIt's gonna be a long walk home “Long Walk Home”

21. Men walkin' 'long the railroad tracks Goin' someplace there's no goin' back Highway patrol choppers comin' up over the ridge Hot soup on a campfire under the bridge Shelter line stretchin' 'round the corner Welcome to the new world order Families sleepin' in their cars in the Southwest No home no job no peace no rest The highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Searchin' for the ghost of Tom Joad He pulls a prayer book out of his sleeping bag Preacher lights up a butt and takes a drag Waitin' for when the last shall be first and the first shall be last In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass Got a one-way ticket to the promised land You got a hole in your belly and gun in your hand Sleeping on a pillow of solid rock Bathin' in the city aqueduct The highway is alive tonight Where it's headed everybody knows I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light Waitin' on the ghost of Tom Joad Now Tom said "Mom, wherever there's a cop beatin' a guy Wherever a hungry newborn baby cries Where there's a fight 'gainst the blood and hatred in the air Look for me Mom I'll be there Wherever there's somebody fightin' for a place to stand Or decent job or a helpin' hand Wherever somebody's strugglin' to be free Look in their eyes Mom you'll see me." Well the highway is alive tonight But nobody's kiddin' nobody about where it goes I'm sittin' down here in the campfire light With the ghost of old Tom Joad The Ghost of Tom Joad

22. In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway american dreamAt night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machinesSprung from cages out on highway 9,Chrome wheeled, fuel injected and steppin out over the lineBaby this town rips the bones from your backIts a death trap, it's a suicide rapWe gotta get out while were young`cause tramps like us, baby we were born to runWendy let me in I wanna be your friendI want to guard your dreams and visionsJust wrap your legs round these velvet rimsAnd strap your hands across my enginesTogether we could break this trapWell run till we drop, baby well never go backWill you walk with me out on the wire`cause baby Im just a scared and lonely riderBut I gotta find out how it feelsI want to know if love is wild, girl I want to know if love is real Beyond the palace hemi-powered drones scream down the boulevardThe girls comb their hair in rearview mirrorsAnd the boys try to look so hardThe amusement park rises bold and starkKids are huddled on the beach in a mistI wanna die with you wendy on the streets tonightIn an everlasting kissThe highways jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power driveEverybodys out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hideTogether wendy well live with the sadnessIll love you with all the madness in my soulSomeday girl I don't know when were gonna get to that placeWhere we really want to go and well walk in the sunBut till then tramps like us baby we were born to run Born To Run

23. There is a cross up yonder up on Calvary HillThere is a slip of blood on a silver knifeThere is a graveyard kid down belowWhere at night did come to lifeAnd above the stars, they crackle in fireA dead man’s moon throws seven ringsWell, we put our ears to the cold grave stonesThis is the song they’d singWe are aliveAnd though our bodies lie alone here in the darkOur spirits rise to carry the fire and light the sparkTo stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heartA voice cried out, I was killed in Maryland in 1877When the railroad workers made their standWell, I was killed in 1963 one Sunday morning in BirminghamWell, I died last year crossing the southern DesertMy children left behind in San PabloWell they left our bodies here to rotOh please let them knowWe are aliveOh, and though we lie alone here in the dark Our souls will rise to carry the fire and light the sparkTo fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heart Let your mind rest easy, sleep well my friendIt’s only our bodies that betray us in the endI awoke last night in a dark and dreamy deepFrom my head to my feet, my body gone stone coldThere were worms crawling all around meFingers scratching at an earth black and six foot lowAnd alone in the blackness of my graveAlone I’d been left to dieThen I heard voices calling all around meThe earth rose above me, my eyes filled with skyWe are aliveAnd though our bodies lie alone here in the darkOur souls and spirits riseTo carry the fire and light the sparkTo fight shoulder to shoulder and heart to heartTo stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to heartWe are alive "We Are Alive"

24. No cannonballs did flyNo rifles cut us downNo bombs fell from the skyNo blood soaked the groundNo powder flash blinded the eyeNo deafening thunder soundedBut just as sure as the hand of godThey brought death to my hometownThey brought death to my hometownNo shells ripped the evening skyNo cities burning downNo armies stormed the shores for which we’d dieNo dictators were crownedHigh off on a quiet nightI never heard a soundThe marauders raided in the dark and brought death to my hometown, boysDeath to my hometownThey destroyed our families’ factories and they took our homesThey left our bodies on the plainsThe vultures picked our bones So listen up, my Sonny boyBe ready for when they comeFor they’ll be returning sure as the rising sunNow get yourself a song to sing and sing it ’til you’re doneYeah, sing it hard and sing it wellSend the robber baron’s straight to hellThe greedy thieves that came aroundAnd ate the flesh of everything they’ve foundWhose crimes have gone unpunished nowWalk the streets as free men nowAnd they brought death to our hometown, boysDeath to our hometown, boysDeath to our hometown, boysDeath to our hometown “Death To My Hometown”