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DON'T LOOK BACK©

Live 29 Jun 2000 version

One, two, three, four!*

Cold rain runnin' down the front of my shirt
I'm flat on my back, wheels in the dirt
Angel makes her face up out on Baker Street
She's straddling the shifter in my front seat
There's nothing to lose, it's a heartbreak, the deck's stacked
Put your foot to the floor and darlin' don't look back

Makin' night tracks through the blazin' rain
Blowin' pistons workin' the fast lane
Red line burnin', pocket's full of cash
Angel writes her name in lipstick on my dash
There's nothing to lose, it's a bad break, baby we're backed
We'll blow off the doors and honey we won't look back

We held it in our heart in the pourin' rain
Made it through the heart of a hurricane
Tore it apart and put it together again
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah-yeah yeah-yeah yeah-yeah yeah-yeah yeah

Angel won't you believe in love for me
Meet me tonight, honey, out in the street
We'll move with the city in the dark
You gotta walk it, talk it, in your heart
There's nothing to lose, it's a heartache, the deck's stacked
Put your foot to the floor now darlin'
Blow off the doors now baby
We'll even the score, honey we won't look back

Whoa whoa whoa whoa yeah
Whoa whoa yeah whoa yeah
Oh no no no no no
Whoa whoa yeah yeah
Oh no no no no no
Don't look back
Oh no no no no no
Baby don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look back
Don't look, don't look
Don't look, don't look back
Don't look, don't look


Page last updated: 03 Aug 2008

The Reunion Tour wrapped up with a 10-nights stand at Madison Square Gardens, New York City, NY, between 12 Jun and 01 Jul 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 90 minutes, the film consisted of a 14-songs 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.

HBO logo

In 2001, HBO received six Emmy Award nominations and won two for their acclaimed film.

  • Nominee for "Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program"
  • Winner of "Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multicamera) for VMC Programming"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special"
  • Winner of "Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special"

Emmy Award statuette

The full HBO broadcast was released on Live In New York City, both the album (released on 03 Apr 2001) and the DVD (released on 06 Nov 2001). Note that the album includes 6 bonus tracks (20 in all), and the DVD includes an additional 5 plus one audio track that plays over the end credits (26 in all). These bonus tracks are taken from the three filmed nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000). Click here to display/hide detailed track listing with dates.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City [album] Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City [DVD]

DON'T LOOK BACK was performed a total of 16 times during The Reunion Tour. The 29 Jun 2000 version of the song was "not" part of the HBO special, but it was included on Live In New York City, both the CD and DVD releases. The above lyrics are for that live 29 Jun 2000 performance at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY.

Handwritten setlist from the 29 Jun 2000 show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY Bruce Springsteen performing DON'T LOOK BACK during the 29 Jun 2000 show at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (from the "Live In New York City" DVD)

* The count-in, "One, two, three, four!", is edited out on the Live In New York City album, but is kept on the DVD release.

Lyrics for this version, as it is the case for all Reunion tour performance, are very similar to the official studio version.

List of available versions of DON'T LOOK BACK on this website: