NO SURRENDER^©

Live 1975-85 version

Well we busted out of class
Had to get away from those fools
We learned more from a three-minute record
Baby, than we ever learned in school
Tonight I hear the neighbourhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired and you just wanna close your eyes
And follow your dreams down

Well we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like soldiers on the winter's night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender

Well now young faces grow sad
And old and hearts of fire grow cold
We swore blood brothers against the wind
Now I'm ready to grow young again
And hear your sister's voice calling us home
Across the open yards
Believin' we could cut some place of our own
With these drums and these guitars

'Cause we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers on the summer's night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender

Now on the streets tonight the lights are growing dim
The walls in my room are closing in
But it's good to see your smiling face
And to hear your voice again
Now we could sleep in the twilight
By the river bed
With a wide open country in our hearts
And these romantic dreams in our heads

'Cause we made a promise we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers on the summer's night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
No retreat, baby, no surrender

The above lyrics refer to the live 06 Aug 1984 acoustic performance at Brendan Byrne Arena, Meadowlands, NJ, that was included on the Live 1975-85 box set.

That same version was also included on a European 12" EP in 1986 with FIRE (16 Dec 1978), FOR YOU (07 Jul 1978), BORN TO RUN (19 Aug 1985), and TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT (20 Aug 1984).

Check also the album's version (more details) and the live 01 Nov 2004 version.