Live 14 Nov 2022 version
[Spoken intro (Jimmy Fallon):] Performing "Nightshift" from his new album, "Only the Strong Survive," please welcome back Bruce Springsteen!
Marvin, he was a friend of mine
And he could sing his song, his heart in every line
Marvin sang of the joy and pain
He opened up our minds, I still can hear him say
Oh talk to me so you can see what's going on
Hey say you will sing your song forevermore
Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down on the nightshift
I bet you're singing proud, oh I bet you'll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night, it's gonna be alright on the nightshift (on the nightshift)
You found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift
Jackie, hmm hey what you doing now
It seems like yesterday when we were working out
Jackie (Jackie), you set the world on fire
You came and gifted us, your love it lifted us higher and higher
Keep it up and we'll be there at your side
Oh say you will sing your songs forevermore (forevermore)
Come on!
Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down on the nightshift (on the nightshift)
I bet you're singing proud, oh I bet you'll pull a crowd
Come on!
It's gonna be a long night, it's gonna be alright on the nightshift (on the nightshift)
You found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift
Gonna miss your sweet voice (sweet voice), that soulful noise on the nightshift
We all remember you, your song is coming through
Gonna be a long night, it's gonna be alright on the nightshift (ooh) (on the nightshift)
You found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift (ooh ooh-ooh ooh)
You found another home, I know you're not alone on the nightshift
Come on!
Ooh-ooh ooh
One more! Once more!
On the nightshift (ooh ooh)
On the nightshift
The above lyrics are for the live 14 Nov 2022 performance of NIGHTSHIFT during the taping of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The NBC show is filmed in Studio 6B in 30 Rockefeller Plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City, NY. Though it was performed during the taping of the 14 Nov 2022 episode, the song was broadcast as the musical performance of the show's 16 Nov 2022 episode. The song was played in its full band album arrangement.
For his only TV appearance to promote his Only The Strong Survive album, Bruce Springsteen "took over" The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with four nights of performances.
On the four The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon performances, Springsteen was backed by a band mainly consisting of the same members of the band that appeared in the music videos of the four singles from Only The Strong Survive.
List of available versions of NIGHTSHIFT on this website:
NIGHTSHIFT [Album version]