SAD EYES / BACKSTREETS

a.k.a. BACKSTREETS / SAD EYES

07 Jul 1978 version

Til the end
I remember you
Baby I remember you
Standin' on the corner
Of Richmond Avenue
And I remember I'd
I remember back then I
I'd drive all night
I swore I'd drive all night
Just to buy you some shoes
And to taste
And to taste your tender charms
To have you hold me in your arms
To have you hold me in your arms
And for just one look
For just one look
From your sad eyes
I have such pretty sad eyes
I have such pretty sad eyes
I remember them cry all night
They cried all night
They cried till they're all dry
They cried all night
Baby they cried all night
But I hate
............. me and you baby
............. me and you baby
The way they could lie
The way they could lie
They could tell such pretty lies
They could tell such pretty lies
And now you're back
And now you're back
Well little girl I'm back too
And I have
And I've seen some things
And right now I've seen some things
Well now I've seen some things
And baby I ..............too
..........me and you
All I wanna know is why
All I wanna know is why
All I wanna know is why
Why
Baby I wanna know why
Baby I just
I want you
I want you to look into my face
Just look into my face
Just look into my face
Look into my face
Look into my face
Look into my face
Tell me why
Well I wanna know why
You lied
You lied
You lied
You lied

Hiding on the backstreets...

This interlude was sang after BACKSTREETS and evolved night by night, from 1976/1977 (where it contained some references to NEW YORK CITY SERENADE lyrics) to end 1978, throwing the base of what will later become DRIVE ALL NIGHT. It has nothing to do with SAD EYES Tracks version. Three states of this evolution are presented: 15 Feb 1977, 07 Jul 1978, 19 Sep 1978, 15 Dec 1978. An alternative version (unknown date) also exists. This song was performed massively in 1978.

These lyrics refer to the version performed on 07 Jul 1978 at The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.

The SAD EYES interlude came to prominence during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town tour. Lyrically, it varied considerably, however it was almost always a short tale about betrayal and lost love. The cut of BACKSTREETS on the Live 1975-85 set features the SAD EYES part edited out. Quite simply, it remains a testament of Bruce's passion on stage.