Unofficial studio version
A-one, a-two, a-, three
One, two three
One, two, keyboard down, three, four
Sir I am a pilgrim, a stranger in this land
Once I had a home here, my salvation was at hand
I lived in a house of gold, yeah on a far hillside
I had two beautiful children and a kind and loving wife
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
One day a man came to town with nothing and nowhere to go
He came to me and he mentioned something I'd done a long time ago
I allowed him into my home on his vow our secret wouldn't see the light
At night I'd lay awake in my wife's arms, she'd sigh, "Joe, are you alright?"
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Day after day time, yeah time passed on by
But I could feel myself changing, yeah changing deep inside
One night I woke up and as my wife did sleep
I got dressed in the darkness, I fled into the street
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Well night after night the same dream keeps coming 'round
I'm standing high in the green hills on the outskirts of town
The night air fills my lungs and rustles my shirt
I can see the house where we lived, the building where I used to work
As I draw near the town's lit by a red summer moon
I feel your arms around me, I wake up in this room
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
Can you live with unsatisfied heart
The above lyrics are for a studio take of UNSATISFIED HEART likely recorded on 24 Mar 1983 at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, CA.
This is a completely different take from the one officially released in 2025. See the official studio version for more details.
This version of UNSATISFIED HEART can be found on bootlegs, including The Lost Masters Vol. 17 (Labour Of Love) [track 16] and The Lost Masters Essential Collection Vol. 1 (Labour Of Love) [disc 2, track 09].
Thanks Serge Zehnder for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of UNSATISFIED HEART on this website:
UNSATISFIED HEART [Official studio version]
