TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT

a.k.a. 10TH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT

Tear drops on the city
Bad Scooter searching for his groove
Seem like the whole world walking pretty
And you can't find the room to move
Well everybody better move over, that's all
I'm running on the bad side
And I got my back to the wall

Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out

I'm stranded in the jungle
Taking all the heat they was giving
The night is dark but the sidewalk's bright
And lined with the light of the living
From a tenement window a transistor blasts
Turn around the corner things got real quiet real fast
She hit me with a
Tenth Avenue freeze-out, tenth Avenue freeze-out

And I'm all alone, I'm all alone
And kid you better get the picture
And I'm on my own, I'm on my own
And I can't go home

When the change was made uptown
And the Big Man joined the band
From the coastline to the city
All the little pretties raise their hands
I'm gonna sit back right easy and laugh
When Scooter and the Big Man bust this city in half

With a Tenth Avenue freeze-out, Tenth Avenue freeze-out
Tenth Avenue freeze-out...

A real party song, this tune tells the story of the bands formation (kind of). If you are wondering who Bad Scooter is, just look at the initials. And who could forget Clarence's deep voice trembling "and kid you better get the picture..."

Appears on Born To Run. Widely played form 1975 to 1988, then one performance during the Human Touch tour on 24 Jun 1993 in New Jersey, and a standpoint of the Reunion tour (each night). JAZZ MUSICIAN could be an early take of this song.

Appeared on singles in 1975, 1976, 1981, 1985, and 1987 with SHE'S THE ONE, BORN TO RUN, FIRE (16 Dec 1978), and others...

Available on:

1. Born To Run (track 2)
2. Live 1975-85 (disc 3- track 12)
3. Live In New York City (disc 2- track 1)