4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)

a.k.a. SANDY

18 Jul 1973 version

Sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over little Eden tonight
Sparkin' a light in all those empty faces staring up on this warm Jul
Down in town the streets are full of switchblade lovers, so fast, so shiny, so sharp
Them wizards play down on pinball way on the boardwalk way past dark
And them Casino boys dance with their shirts open down upon the shore
Ah, catching all them silly New York girls by the score

So Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh love me tonight, I promise I'll love you forever

Well now the greasers, they tramp the streets or get busted for sleeping on the beach at night
And them boys in their high heels, oh Sandy, their skins are so white
And me I'm tired working in this dusty old arcade and fixin' these machines
Chasin' them factory girls under the boardwalk where they unsnap their jeans
And you know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
That Joey kept me spinnin'
No, he wouldn't let me off

So, Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
This pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh love me tonight, I promise I'll love you forever

Well now Sandy, them north side angels lost their desire for us
I talked with them last night and they said they won't set themselves on fire for us anymore
But the weather gets hot and every season, oh they still come and they go
Oh parkin' with their honeys way down south on the Kokomo
Did you hear the cops they busted Madame Marie for tellin' fortunes better than they do
Guess it don't matter much any more girl, pretty soon summer will be through

Oh Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
This beach life, oh it cannot go on forever
Oh love me tonight, I promise I'll love you forever
Sandy

This is the 18 Jul 1973 version as performed at Max's Kansas City. Check also the album's version, Live 1975-85 version, early version, "Songs" version, 31 Jul 1973 version, and the instrumental version.

Available on:

1. The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (track 2)
2. The Essential Bruce Springsteen (disc 1- track 4)
3. Live 1975-85 (disc 1- track 4)
4. Tribute 1997: One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen (disc 1- track 13), performed by Ben E. King.