LABOR OF LOVE

Live 20 Oct 1995 version

Lying here beside you on this wonderful night
If I had but just one wish I'd hold back the morning light
And I thank my lucky stars for a night like this
We were bound to be together, baby, I felt it all in your first kiss

It's a labor of love
I'm doing it because I want to, baby
It's a labor of love
I can feel it when you touch me, baby
Just like a precious gift sent from up above
This labor of love
This labor of love

Now if I were a rich man, if I were a king
If I could have anything I want I would take you for my queen
Now good things don't come easy, sometimes there's hell to pay
If I had to do it all again, I would never change a single thing

It's a labor of love
I'm doing it because I want to, baby
It's a labor of love
I can feel it when you touch me, baby
Just like a precious gift sent from up above
This labor of love
This labor of love

And I thank my lucky stars for a night like this
We were bound to be together, baby, I felt it all in your first kiss

It's a labor of love
Doing it because I want to, baby
It's a labor of love
I can feel it when you touch me, baby
Just like a precious gift sent from up above
This labor of love
This labor of love
This labor of love
This labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
It's a labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
Come on let me hear you!

Do you feel like singing?

Labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's just a labor of love
Ohhh yeah!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 20 Oct 1995 performance of LABOR OF LOVE at Nick's Fat City in Pittsburgh, PA, during Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers' October Assault Tour. Bruce Springsteen plays guitar and sings backup vocals on this song.

October Assault Tour

In October 1995, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers kicked off the release of their American Babylon album with a six-stop tour dubbed the "October Assault." Introduced as "honorary Houserocker of the week" on the first night, Bruce Springsteen joined the band for the majority of the set on all six dates, playing guitar and sharing vocals with Grushecky. At each show, Springsteen came out for American Babylon's WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR and remained on stage for the remainder of the set. The fourth date of the mini-tour (20 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA) was broadcast on radio. Eight songs from the fourth date and two songs from the fifth date (21 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA) were officially released.

Official Releases

This live 20 Oct 1995 version of LABOR OF LOVE appears on two official releases.

Joe Grushecky -- Labour Of Love (Live)

CD EP - Pinnacle (PLR007-5) - UK, 1996

This is one of two UK-only EP's that were released simultaneously. The pair contains a of total five live recordings from the 20 and 21 Oct 1995 October Assault Tour shows and one studio cut from American Babylon.

01- LABOR OF LOVE [Live 20 Oct 1995 version]
02- NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME [Live 20 Oct 1995 version]
03- PUMPING IRON [Live 20 Oct 1995 version]

Joe Grushecky -- A Good Life: The Joe Grushecky Story

DVD + CD - Virgil Films (670653) - USA, 2009

This is a documentary DVD about Joe Grushecky and his career. It includes October Assault 1995, Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh, PA, a bonus CD containing eight live recordings from the 20 and 21 Oct 1995 October Assault Tour show.

References

Info about the October Assault Tour is taken from Backstreets magazine issue #50/51.

Available Versions

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