REAL WORLD

Album version



Hey yeah
Nana nana nanana

Mister Trouble come walking this way
Year gone by feels like one long day but I'm alive
And I'm feeling all right
Well I run that hard road outta heartbreak city
Built a roadside carnival out of hurt and self-pity
It was all wrong, well now I'm moving on

Ain't no church bells ringing, ain't no flags unfurled
Just me and you and the love we're bringing yeah into the real world
Into the real world

Oh, oh oh

I built a shrine in my heart it wasn't pretty to see
Made out of fool's gold memory and tears cried
Now I'm heading over the rise
I'm searching for one clear moment of love and truth
I still got a little faith but what I need is some proof tonight
I'm looking for it in your eyes

Ain't no church bells ringing, ain't no flags unfurled
Just me and you and the faith we're bringing here into the real world
Here into the real world

Oh, oh oh yeah

Well tonight well I just wanna shout
Feel my soul waist deep and sinking into this black river of doubt
And I, well I just wanna rise and walk along the riverside
When the morning comes baby I don't wanna hide
I'll stand right at your side with my arms open wide

Hey yeah yeah
Whoa whoa
Hoo hoo

Well tonight well I just wanna shout
I feel my soul waist deep and sinking into this black river of doubt
And I, well I just wanna rise and walk along the riverside
'Til the morning comes
Well I'll stand right by your side

Oh I wanna find some answers, I wanna ask for some help
I'm tired of running scared, baby now let's get our bags packed
We'll take it here to hell and heaven and back
And if love is hopeless hopeless at best
Come on put on your party dress
It's ours tonight, we're going with the tumbling dice

Ain't no church bells ringing, ain't no flags unfurled
Oh it's just me and you and the hope we're bringing into the real world
Well into the real world
Oh into the real world

Hold on now!
Bring it up!
Yeah yeah yeah
Baby
Oh na na
Whoa whoa whoa...
[Fades out]


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Info

REAL WORLD is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and Roy Bittan and released on Springsteen's 1992 album Human Touch. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of REAL WORLD as released in 1992.


Writing and Recording

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Bruce Springsteen co-wrote at least three songs with Roy Bittan during the sessions for what became the Human Touch album (September 1989 to March 1991). These are ROLL OF THE DICE, REAL WORLD, and TROUBLE IN PARADISE. Bittan wrote the music and Springsteen added the lyrics for these songs. In an August 1992 interview with Rolling Stone's James Henke, Springsteen said: "I remembered that Roy had some tracks that he'd play to me on occasion. So I called him and said, 'Come on over, maybe I'll try to write to some of your tracks.' So he had the music to 'Roll of the Dice,' and I came up with the idea for that, and I went home and wrote the song. It was really about what I was trying to do: I was trying to get up the nerve to take a chance". ROLL OF THE DICE was their first collaboration and Springsteen's first with a band member. "And then Roy and I started working together pretty steadily," he added.

Human Touch

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Bruce Springsteen -- Human Touch
Bruce Springsteen -- Human Touch

Human Touch features 14 tracks and clocks at 58:49.

Other Official Releases

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Other versions of REAL WORLD were also officially released.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Christic Shows, November 16 & 17, 1990
The live 16 Nov 1990 version and the live 17 Nov 1990 version of REAL WORLD were released on The Christic Shows, November 16 & 17, 1990 official live download in 2016.
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Boston 13/12/92
The live 13 Dec 1992 version of REAL WORLD was released on the Boston 13/12/92 official live download in 2021.

Live History

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Covers

At least 2 artists have recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's REAL WORLD.

Graziano Romani -- Between Trains
Graziano Romani -- Between Trains

CD - Freedom Rain (FREED-008) - Italy, 2008
Mark Wright -- Real World: The Bruce Springsteen Project
Mark Wright -- Real World: The Bruce Springsteen Project

CD - Revolver (REV XD 271) - UK, 2008

This is a Bruce Springsteen tribute album.

Available Versions

List of available versions of REAL WORLD on this website:

REAL WORLD [Album version]

Page last updated: 04 May 2019