Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' cover version
You stare in the mirror at the lines in your face
And you try so hard to see, girl
The way things were when we were at your place
Every day was just you and me, girl
And you cry because things ain't like before
Well don't you know it can't be that way anymore
But don't worry baby
I can't talk now, I'm not alone
So put your ear close to the phone
'Cause this is the last dance
The last chance for hearts of stone
If there were something, baby, that I could do
Something that would last, honey, I would
But you should know better than to think that you
Can return to the past
So close your eyes and I'll be there
Hold you once more, not go anywhere
I wish I could babe
But I can't talk now, I'm not alone
So put your ear close to the phone
'Cause this is the last dance
The last chance for hearts of stone
And you cry because things get so strange so fast
And you cry because nothing good ever lasts
Well I know babe
Yes I know babe
But I can't talk now, I'm not alone
So put your ear close to the phone
'Cause this is the last dance
The last chance for hearts of stone
This is the last dance
The last chance for hearts of stone
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The above lyrics are for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' cover version of HEARTS OF STONE. It was released on their 1978 album Hearts Of Stone. See Bruce Springsteen's official studio version for more details.
In the spring of 1978, Bruce Springsteen donated two of his compositions, TALK TO ME and HEARTS OF STONE, to Southside Johnny for use on Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' upcoming third studio album, Hearts Of Stone. For HEARTS OF STONE, the Darkness On The Edge Of Town recording sessions E Street Band backing track was utilized, while apparently TALK TO ME was rerecorded from scratch by Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Springsteen also shares writing credits with Southside Johnny and Steven Van Zandt on TRAPPED AGAIN which was co-written in early 1978 during the Hearts Of Stone recording sessions.
Van Zandt tapped photographer Frank Stefanko to shoot the album cover art, after meeting Stefanko when they worked together with Springsteen on Darkness On The Edge Of Town.
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes' album Hearts Of Stone was released on 13 Oct 1978 on the Epic label.
In addition to its release on Hearts Of Stone, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes's studio version of HEARTS OF STONE was also included on several other official releases.
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HEARTS OF STONE [Official studio version]
