RESTLESS NIGHTS

Outtake 1

Mystery riding left us once
In another world my little one
Where strange trees and dark rivers run
And I told a dream to you

Now outside the streets are gray
And the childhood games we played
Have faded away

But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights

On late night movie screens
Young lovers look so assured
Lost in wide awake dreams
That they cant afford
Once I held you in my arms
On a bed of storms
Now we have grown, baby

But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights

Mystery riding left us once
In a different world, my little one
Where strange trees and dark rivers run
And I told a dream to you

Now outside the streets are grey
But here inside my heart
It all falls apart

But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights

A The River outtake. This outtake version was recorded on 10 Jan 1980 at The Power Station, New York City. Check also Tracks version and and outtake 2.

Available on:

1. Tracks (disc 2- track 1)
2. Tribute 1997: One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen (disc 2- track 6), performed by The Rocking Chairs

Liner notes from the One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen tribute booklet:

When preparing the first of our four albums, we were strongly influenced by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. We discovered "Restless Nights" among many other unpublished gems. We fell in love with that song and we still love it. Bruce himself was very surprised when, after a good swim in a hotel in Rome (it was 1988 the "Tunnel Of Love" tour has just hit Italy), we gave him our album.

-The Rocking Chairs