DON'T BACK DOWN

Studio version 8

When the night wind rustles far away
Rolling down the Conna valley through the cottonwood trees
And the river is risen with last season's rains
I awake in the darkness and I call your name

Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down

I lie awake and I know that sleep won't come soon
So I watch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of the lonesome room
I think of that club by the river, we danced on and on
Swore our love would last forever and you laughed on and on

Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down

Yeah, I wanna weep but I'm broke inside and the tears won't run
I want to sleep but there ain't no dream and the sleep won't come
Whoa!

Last night I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea
Where the waters of Mystery River go rushing endlessly
Don't throw away the love we kept for so long, long, long
When we come back looking, darling, it'll be gone, gone, gone

Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down

Baby, don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down

Baby, don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down

Info

The above lyrics are for an acoustic-flavored version of DON'T BACK DOWN, recorded sometime between mid-January and mid-February 1983 at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, CA.

Bootleg Releases

This studio version of DON'T BACK DOWN was released on The Lost Masters Vol. 18 (Labour Of Love) [track 08] bootleg.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Lost Masters Vol. 18 (Labour Of Love)

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