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Bruce Springsteen : Misc: 2000s

  1. I'll Stand By You

  2. American Land
  3. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?

I'll Stand By You
2001

From the "Blinded By The Light" movie, originally intended for a Harry Potter movie
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You meet me in the night
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With tears falling down
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Come let me dry them for you
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I wish I could tell a story
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Chase away all those ghosts you got inside of you
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A story of heroes who fight on at any cost
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Of a kingdom of love to be won or lost
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We'll fight here together till victory is won
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Come take my hand till morning comes
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Just close your eyes
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I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, always
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I know that here in the dark
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Tomorrow can seem so very far away
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Here the ghosts and the goblins
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Can rise from your dreams to steal your heart away
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Together we'll chase those thieves that won't leave you alone
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Out from under the bed, out from over our home
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And when the light comes we'll laugh, my love
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At the things that the night had us so frightened of
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And until then
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I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, always
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I'll stand by you always
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I'll stand by you always
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Now I know it can feel like you're slipping away
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At night you'll get lost in that deep dark place
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We'll let the night come and do what it may
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Together we'll find the courage, we'll find faith
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Until you awake
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I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, always
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I'll stand by you always
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I'll stand by you always
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I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, always I'll stand by you always, always, always

American Land
2006

What is this land of America, so many travel there I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can And we'll make our home in the American land Over there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees And children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees Gold comes rushing out the river straight into your hands If you make your home in the American land There's diamonds in the sidewalks, there's gutters lined in song Dear, I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American land I docked at Ellis Island in a city of light and spire I wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire We made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands And I made my home in the American land There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American land The McNicholas, the Posalskis, the Smiths, Zerillis too The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews The Puerto Ricans, illegals, the Asians, Arabs miles from home Come across the water with a fire down below They died building the railroads, worked to bones and skin They died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind They died to get here a hundred years ago, they're dying now The hands that built the country were always trying to keep down There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man Who will make his home in the American land Who will make his home in the American land Who will make his home in the American land

How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live?
2006

<Trad; Roud 18867; Blind Alfred Reed>
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Well, the doctor comes round here with face all bright
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And he says, "In a little while you'll be all right"
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All he gives is a humbug pill
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A do-si-do and a great big bill
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Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live? Me and my old school pals had some mighty high times down here And what happened to you poor black folks, well it just ain't fair He took a look around, gave a little pep talk Said, "I'm with you", then he took a little walk Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live? There's bodies floating on canals and the levee's gone to hell Martha, get me my sixteen gauge and some dry shells Them who's got, got out of town And them who ain't, got left to drown Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?
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Got family scattered from Texas all the way to Baltimore Yeah, and I ain't got no home in this world no more Gonna be a judgement, that's a fact A righteous train rolling down this track Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live? Tell me, how can a poor man stand such times and live?