Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version
Bruce Springsteen: | We said we'd walk together, baby, come what may |
That come the twilight should we lose our way | |
Well if as we're walking a hand should slip free | |
Well I will wait for you, and if I fall behind wait for me | |
Steven Van Zandt: | Baby, we swore we'd travel, darling, side by side |
That we help each other stay in stride | |
But each, each lover's steps fall so differently | |
I will wait for you, should I fall behind wait for me | |
Nils Lofgren: | Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true |
But you and I know what this world can do | |
Patti Scialfa: | So let's make our steps clear so the other may see |
Lofgren and Scialfa: | And I'll wait for you, should I fall behind wait for me |
Clarence Clemons: | [sax solo] |
Clarence Clemons: | There's a beautiful river in the valley ahead |
There 'neath the oak's bough soon we will wed | |
Bruce Springsteen: | Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees |
Well I will wait for you, and should I fall behind wait for me | |
Clarence Clemons: | I will wait for you, and if I fall behind wait for me |
Patti Scialfa: | Ooh I'll wait for you, should I fall behind wait for me |
Steven Van Zandt: | I'll wait for you, baby, baby please wait for me |
Nils Lofgren: | Darling, I'll wait for you, and should I fall behind wait for me |
All: | I'll wait for you, and should I fall behind wait for me |
The above lyrics are for a mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 and 01 Jul 2000 performances of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, during The Reunion Tour. Most of the song's parts are taken from the 01 Jul 2000 show. Listed in chronological order, the mix consists of the following:
- Bruce Springsteen's part is from the 27 Jun 2000 show
- Steven Van Zandt's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Nils Lofgren's part is from the 27 Jun 2000 show
- Patti Scialfa's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Lofgren and Scialfa's duo part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Clarence Clemons' sax solo is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Clarence Clemons' part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Bruce Springsteen's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Clarence Clemons' part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Patti Scialfa's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Steven Van Zandt's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Nils Lofgren's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- The group's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
This mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND was not part of the 2001 HBO special (read below), but was included on Live In New York City, both the album and the home video.
The Reunion Tour concluded with a ten-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, between 12 June and 01 July 2000. Footage from the last three nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000) was used in early 2001 for HBO's Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live In New York City TV special. Running at 90 minutes, the film consisted of a 14-song selection from the last two nights (29 Jun and 01 Jul 2000). It first aired on 07 Apr 2001 and was the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen concert.
In 2001, HBO received six Emmy Award nominations and won two for their acclaimed film.
The full HBO broadcast was released on Live In New York City, both the album (released on 03 Apr 2001) and the home video (released on 06 Nov 2001). The album includes 6 bonus tracks (20 in all) and the home video includes an additional 5 plus one audio track that plays over the end credits (26 in all). These bonus tracks are taken from all three filmed nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000) and were not part of the HBO broadcast.
Disc 1:
Disc 2:
Disc 1 (original HBO broadcast):
Disc 1 (New York City Serenade featurette):
Disc 2 (bonus tracks):
The live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND also appeared on a promotional single in Italy.
List of available versions of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND on this website:
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Album version]