Live 22 Jun 2003 version
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Alright
Ahhh calling out around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat
Summer's here and the time is right for dancing, I said dancing
Alright
There's a place out across town whenever you're ready (are you ready)
People come from miles around whenever they're ready (are you ready)
And the music starts to play and you're automatically on your way
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Max!
Alright
Now listen
I got seven pictures of Buddha, prophet's on my tongue
Eleven angels of mercy sighing over that black hole in the sun
My heart is dark but it's rising, I'm pulling all the faith I can see
From that black hole on the horizon I hear your voice calling me
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Come on!
Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party
Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party
Tell me how do you get this thing started
Come on, come on
Meet me at Mary's place, (meet me at Mary's place)
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Familiar faces around me, laughter fills the air
Your loving grace surrounds me, everybody's here
Furniture's out on the front porch, music's up loud
I dream of you in my arms and I lose myself in the crowd
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Come on!
Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party
Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party
Tell me how do you live broken-hearted
Come on, come on
Meet me at Mary's place, (meet me at Mary's place)
Come on man!
(Meet me at Mary's place)
Oh yeah
(Meet me at Mary's place)
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
Are you ready, are you ready
[Spoken:] Are you ready for a house party? (Crowd: "Yeah.") Are you ready for a house party? (Crowd: "Yeah.") If you're ready for a house party raise your hand. (Crowd cheers) Alright, that looks pretty good. What do you think, C? (Clarence: "Yeah.") Is that good? (Clarence: "Yeah.") Is that good enough? (Clarence: "No not good enough.") (chuckles) Not good enough, no, no, no. No! Wait just a minute now. I believe that some people are ready for a house party. (Crowd cheers) But some people are not completely committed yet. (Clarence: "That's right.") Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh no, we got to have full commitment. And three conditions have to be met. How many? (Clarence: "Three.") That's right, that's right. Condition number one. The music has got to be righteous, baby. Condition number two, the music has got to be (Clarence: "righteous"), righteous. Condition number three, you've got to get your (Clarence: "ass"), ass out of your seats. (Crowd cheers) Come on. It's time to come on up for the Swedish ass-rising. Bring 'em up. And condition number (Clarence: "four"), you gotta break the stadium. (Crowd cheers) That being said, I wanna get ready to introduce to you, ladies and gentlemen, on this stage the greatest little house band in all the land. Starting on the piano, we got the ??? piano pounding Professor Roy Bittan. On violin and vocals out of New York City, Sister Soozie Tyrell. On the guitar, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street, Brother Steve Van Zandt. On the bass guitar, the Tennesee Terror, Mr. Garry W. Tallent. On the drums, the man that bring the power hour after hour night after night, sinister of syncopation, secretary of the big beat and star of Late Night (crowd :"Television"), Mighty Max Weinberg. On the guitar, one of the greatest guitarists in rock and roll, a man of Swedish ancestry, and yesterday was his birthday, let's have a big round of applause for Brother Nils Lofgren. This is your town, man, your town. You the man ???. That's right. That's right. On the organ and accordion, minister of mystery, keeper of all the secrets on E Street, Brother Dan Federici. To the far side of the stage, on guitar and vocals, first lady of love and my sweetie baby honey child, Miss Patti Scialfa. You break house baby. And last but not least. Don't hold back now. Minister of soul, honorary Swedish citizen, on the saxophone, you wish you could be like him but I'm sorry folks you cannot. Because under the sun there is only one Clarence "Big Man" Clemons. Rumble, young man, rumble. That ???, yes, yes. That's the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, house-rocking, earth-shaking, booty-quaking, Viagra-taking, love-making, legendary E Street Band. That's right.
Shhh
I've been missing you, I've been missing you
I've been missing you, I've been missing you
I've been missing you, I've been missing you
Hooo hoo (I've been missing you, I've been missing you)
(I've been missing you, I've been missing you)
Oh baby, I want you back in my arms again (I've been missing you, I've been missing you)
Oh darling (I've been missing you, I've been missing you)
(I've been missing you)
Now listen
I got a picture of you in my locket, I keep it close to my heart
It's a light shining in my breast, leading me through the dark
Seven days, seven candles in my window lighting your way
Your favorite record's on the turntable, I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
I drop the needle and pray (turn it up)
Band's counting out midnight (turn it up), floor's rumbling loud (turn it up)
Singer's calling up daylight (turn it up), waiting for that shout from the crowd (turn it up)
Waiting for that shout from the crowd (turn it up)
Waiting for that shout from the crowd (turn it up)
Waiting for that shout from the crowd (turn it up)
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, (turn it up)
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, (turn it up)
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, (turn it up)
Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, (turn it up)
(Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up, turn it up)
(Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party)
(Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party)
Tell me how do you get this thing started
Come on, come on
Meet me at Mary's place, (meet me at Mary's place)
Bring it up, man!
(Meet me at Mary's place)
(Meet me at Mary's place)
Meet me at Mary's place
(Meet me at Mary's place)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Let it rain, (let it rain), let it rain, (let it rain)
Meet me at Mary's place
Yeah, come on and meet me at Mary's place
Come on and meet me at Mary's place
Come on and please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please, please, please
Oh please now, meet me at Mary's place
Save me somebody!
The above lyrics are for the live 22 Jun 2003 performance of MARY'S PLACE at Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden, during The Rising Tour. This version features a few lines from Martha And The Vandellas' 1964 hit DANCING IN THE STREET in the intro. The parts in bold are sung by the crowd.
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MARY'S PLACE [Album version]
