I WANNA BE WILD^©

I'm staying, I'm staying, but baby you're killing me
And you know, you darlin', you better now make it on time
And I want a forever and ever with you around
You're running with speed and, uh, you better learn to work hard
There's nothing at all, no one's like us, no one is there outside

O-oh
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild

Hey maybe you're cool but baby you're both'rin me
And only you can put me out of my misery
And I go out in the street for my love every time
And I wanna show love swinging round, when you're around
I don't remember, maybe you've been feelin' a motor outside

Oooh wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild

Big Man!

Right now I wanna drive wild
And I wanna drive wild
And I wanna be wild
And I wanna go wild
And I wanna go wild
And I wanna go wild
And I wanna go wild
And I wanna go wild
Want you to kiss me wild
And I wanna be wild
And I wanna go wild
And I wanna be wild
And I wanna see wild
And I wanna feel wild
And I wanna be wild
And I wanna be wild
It's up to you, no one knows, no one is there outside

O-oh
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I just wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
I wanna be wild
Whoa!

Page last updated: 24 May 2007

A Darkness On The Edge Of Town outtake of which two recordings are in circulation:

• The first one has "Don't say no" repeated in the chorus, and hence, it is known under the title DON'T SAY NO
• The second has "I wanna be wild" repeated in the chorus, and hence, it is known under the title I WANNA BE WILD

Both recordings suffer from week sound quality (vocals very low in the mix), which makes the lyrics intelligible. Of course, they are the same song; they share the same music, but have alternate work-in-progress lyrics.

The Darkness On The Edge Of Town sessions took place at both Atlantic Studios and The Record Plant in New York City, NY, between early Jun 1977 and late Dec 1977. It is not clear from which period this outtake was recorded.

The above lyrics refer to I WANNA BE WILD. It is available on the Deep Down In The Vaults (E Street Records) bootleg. Note that the liner notes on this bootleg might be inaccurate.

As far as it's known, this outtake was never played live. Check also DON'T SAY NO.

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake from BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

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Liner notes on the Deep Down In The Vaults booklet:

Recorded at The Records Plant, New York, NY November 1977 to April 1978.
A previously uncirculated studio outtake whose music was also used in another unreleased song called "Don't Say No".