Live 19 Jun 2005 version
[Spoken intro:] Thank you, thank you very much, yeah. (Some people yell "Bruce!") huh? Yes (chuckles) I'm here (chuckles). Uh, alright (some guy yells "Jungleland!") Now you're dreaming on that one (chuckles), these are not those fingers (chuckles).
It's a fairytale so tragic, there's no prince to break the spell
I don't believe in the magic, but for you I will, yeah for you I will
If I'm a fool, I'll be a fool, darling for you
I'm counting on a miracle
I'm counting on a miracle
I'm counting on a miracle to come through
There ain't no storybook story, there's no never-ending song
Our happily ever after darling is forever come and gone, yeah I'm moving on
If I'm gonna believe, I'll put my faith, darling in you
I'm counting on a miracle
I'm counting on a miracle
I'm counting on a miracle to come through
Sleeping beauty awakes from her dream with her lover's kiss on her lips
Your kiss was taken from me, now all I have is this
Your kiss, your touch, your heart, your strength, your hope
Your faith, your face, your love, your dream
Your life (your life), your life (your life), your life (your life) (your life)
I'm running through the forest with the wolf at my heels
My king is lost at midnight when the tower bells peal
We've got no fairytale ending, in God's hands our fate is complete
Your heaven's here in my heart, our love's this dust beneath my feet, just this dust beneath my feet
If I'm gonna live, I'll lift my life, darling to you
I'm counting on a miracle
I'm counting on a miracle
I'm counting on a miracle to come through
I'm counting on a miracle
Baby I'm counting on a miracle
Darling I'm counting on a miracle to come through
The above lyrics are for the live 19 Jun 2005 performance of COUNTIN' ON A MIRACLE at Sportpaleis Ahoy in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, during the Devils & Dust Solo Acoustic Tour. The song was played in a solo piano arrangement. Springsteen started the song on electric piano, switched to piano right after the "Your life, your life..." line, and then switched back to electric piano at the end of the song for the last few seconds of the instrumental outro.
List of available versions of COUNTIN' ON A MIRACLE on this website:
COUNTIN' ON A MIRACLE [Album version]