WRECKING BALL

Live 09 Mar 2012 version

I was raised out of steel here in the swamps of Jersey, some misty years ago
Through the mud and the beer, blood and the cheers, I've seen champions come and go
Well, if you got the guts mister, yeah if you've got the balls
If you think it's your time, step to the line, bring on your wrecking ball

Bring on your wrecking ball
Bring on your wrecking ball
Take your best shot, let me see what you've got
Bring on your wrecking ball

Now my home's here in these meadowlands where mosquitoes grow big as airplanes
Where the blood is spilled, the arena is filled, and giants play the game
So raise up your glasses and let me hear your voices call, come on!
Tonight all the dead are here, so bring on your wrecking ball

Bring on your wrecking
Bring on your wrecking
Take your best shot, let me see what you've
Bring on your wrecking

One, two, a one two three four!

Yeah, we know that come tomorrow, none of this will be here
So hold tight on your anger, hold tight on your anger
Hold tight to your anger, and don't fall to your fears

Now when all this steel and these stories, they drift away to rust
And all our youth and beauty, it's been given to the dust
And the game hssbeen decided and we're burning the clock downbeen decided and we're burning the clock down
And all our little victories and glories have turned into parking lots
When your best hopes and desires are scattered through the wind
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
Yeah, just to come again

Bring on your wrecking
Bring on your wrecking
Come on and take your best shot, let me see what you've
Bring on your wrecking
Bring on your wrecking (bring on your wrecking ball)
Bring on your wrecking (bring on your wrecking ball)
Come on and take your best shot, let me see what you've
Bring on your wrecking

One, two, a one two three four!
(Whoa whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)
Bring on your wrecking ball
(Bring on your wrecking ball)
Bring on your wrecking ball
(Bring on your wrecking ball)
(Whoa whoa-whoa)

Page last updated: 10 Mar 2012

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 09 Mar 2012 performance of WRECKING BALL at Apollo Theater in New York City, NY, during the Sirius Satellite Radio 10-year anniversary celebration. Shortly after the show, a pro-shot video for the song was made available on Sirius XM Radio's YouTube channel.

The 09 Mar 2012 Show

This was a special event at the 1500-seat historic Apollo Theater, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Sirius Satellite Radio, which has been hosting exclusive Bruce Springsteen channel E Street Radio since October 2005. Tickets were only available to special guests, plus a couple of hundred winners of a contest held by Sirius XM for its subscribers. Among the crowd were numerous celebrities, including Tom Hanks and family, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ben Stiller, Elvis Costello, Harry Belafonte, Michael J. Fox, Tommy Hilfiger, Brian Williams and many more. The concert, which raised money for WhyHunger charity, was broadcast live on E Street Radio and was also professionally filmed.

Promotional poster for the 09 Mar 2012 show at Apollo Theater, New York City, NY

Setlist for the 09 Mar 2012 concert:

1. WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN
2. WRECKING BALL
3. BADLANDS
4. DEATH TO MY HOMETOWN
5. MY CITY OF RUINS
6. THE E STREET SHUFFLE
7. JACK OF ALL TRADES
8. SHACKLED AND DRAWN
9. WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY
10. THE PROMISED LAND
11. MANSION ON THE HILL
12. THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO
13. 634-5789 (SOULSVILLE, U.S.A.)
14. THE RISING
15. WE ARE ALIVE
16. THUNDER ROAD
17. ROCKY GROUND
18. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS
19. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT
20. HOLD ON I'M COMIN'

Available Versions

List of available versions of WRECKING BALL on this website:

• Album version
• Live 02 Oct 2009 version
• Live 27 Feb 2012 version
• Live 09 Mar 2012 version
• Live 15 Mar 2012 version