Unofficial studio version 2
One, two, three, four
Got a '32 Ford, she's a 318, fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
And she's waiting tonight down in the parking lot outside the 7-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch and he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money, got no strings attached, we shut 'em up and we shut 'em down
Tonight, tonight the strips just right, I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats
Well come on out around the world, we're going racing in the street
Alright
Yeah we take all the action we can meet and we cover all the northeast states
And when the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street from the back roads to the turnpike gates
Well now some guys they do it for the money, other guys do it 'cause they don't know what else they can do
Well now there's just ain't nothing left at home, waking up in a world that somebody else owns
And tonight, tonight the strip's just right, I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Well now summer's here and the time is right for racing in the street
Alright!
I met her on the strip three years ago in a Camaro with this dude from L.A
Well I blew that Camaro off my back and I stole that little girl away
But now there's wrinkles 'round my baby's eyes 'cause she cries herself to sleep at night
Yeah the truth it hurts, we turn on the light and just to make it alright
And she sits on the porch of her daddy's house, oh but honey your pretty dress is torn
She stares out alone into the night with the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the blown-off strangers and hot-rod angels stumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea and wash these sins off our hands
Tonight, tonight the strip's just right, I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Well come on out, the time is right, we're going racing in the street
Aww
The above lyrics are for a studio take of RACING IN THE STREET recorded in a full-band arrangement and featuring some lyrics similarities to unofficial studio version 1, but includes an additional verse ("She sits on the porch...").
According to The Lost Masters Vol. 2 bootleg liner notes, this take was cut sometime in August 1977 at Atlantic Studios in New York City, NY. According to Sony's logs of Bruce Springsteen's studio sessions, takes of RACING IN THE STREET were cut on 01-04, 10, 12, and 29-30 Aug 1977 at Atlantic Studios or The Record Plant in New York City, NY. This leads to the conclusion that this take was most likely cut sometime during the August 1977 sessions at Atlantic Studios or The Record Plant. See the album version for more details about the song's studio sessions timeline.
This unofficial studio version of RACING IN THE STREET can be found on a number of bootlegs, including Darkness Outtakes 1978 Vol. 2: The Way (Scorpio) [track 06], The Definitive Darkness Outtakes Collection (E. St. Records) [disc 2, track 07], The Lost Masters Vol. 2 (Labour Of Love) [track 15], and The Lost Masters Essential Collection Vol. 2 (Labour Of Love) [disc 1, track 08].
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RACING IN THE STREET [Album version]
