Live 29 Jun 2000 version
One! Two! Three!
You been hurt and you're all cried out you say
You walk down the street pushing people outta your way
You packed your bags, all alone you wanna ride
You don't want nothing, don't need no one by your side
You're walking tough, baby, but you're walking blind
To the ties that bind
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind
A cheap romance, you say it's all just just a crush
You don't want nothing that anybody can touch
You're so afraid of being somebody's fool
Not walking tough, not walking cool
You walk cool, but darling can you walk the line
And face the ties that bind
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind
Whoa whoa I
I'd rather feel the hurt inside, yes I would darling than know
Than know the emptiness your heart must hide
Yes I would darling, yes I would darling, yes I would baby
You sit and wonder just who's gonna stop the rain
Who'll ease the sadness, who's gonna quiet your pain
It's a long dark highway and a thin white line
Connecting baby your heart to mine
We're running now but darling we'll stand in time
To face the ties that bind
The ties that bind
Now you can't break the ties that bind
You can't forsake the ties that bind
Whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa
The above lyrics are for the live 29 Jun 2000 performance of THE TIES THAT BIND at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, during The Reunion Tour. The song was played in it's full-band album-style arrangement.
This live 29 Jun 2000 performance of THE TIES THAT BIND was not part of the 2001 HBO special (read below), but a snippet (the parts in bold) was included on the Live In New York City home video, playing during the New York City Serenade featurette.
The 29 Jun 2000 show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, was the ninth of ten consecutive shows at the arena that concluded The Reunion Tour. Some of this show aired as part of HBO's Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live In New York City TV special and was subsequently included on the Live In New York City album and home video in 2001.
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):
List of available versions of THE TIES THAT BIND on this website:
THE TIES THAT BIND [Album version]