STOLEN CAR

a.k.a. SON YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE

Outtake version 5

I found me a little girl and I settled down
In a pretty little house on the edge of town
We were married and we swore we'd never part
And little by little we drifted from each other's hearts
At first I thought it was just restlessness
That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
In the end it was something more I guess
That tore us apart and made us weak

I'm driving a stolen car through the pitch-black night
And I'm waiting to get caught and never do

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When our love was young and bold
She said last night she read those letters
And they made her feel a hundred years old

And I'm driving a stolen car through a pitch-black night
And I drive by night and I travel in fear
And in this darkness I just disappear

There's a river runs by this little town
Down into the sea
It's there in the shade I lay my body down
As she flows on so effortlessly

Last night I dreamed I made the call
To return and then stay forever more
Once again we stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall
And marched arm in arm through the chapel door

I remember how I felt inside
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And I'm driving a stolen car on a pitch-black night
I tell myself everything's all right
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Nobody sees me as I ride by

These lyrics refer to a version that was recorded on 16 Jan 1980 at Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ.

Many other versions also exist: The River version, Tracks version, outtake version 1, outtake version 2, outtake version 3, outtake version 4, outtake version 6, outtake version 7, outtake version 8, outtake version 9, and the harmonies version.

Available on:

1. The River (disc 2- track 5)
2. Tracks (disc 2- track 14)
3. Tribute 1997: One Step Up / Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen (disc 2- track 4), performed by Elliot Murphy