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Song title: Back in your arms


Back in your arms

In my dream our love was lost, I lived by luck and fate
I carried you inside of me, prayed it wouldn’t be too late
Now I’m standin’ on this empty road where nothin’ moves but the wind
And honey I just wanna be back in your arms
Back in your arms again

Once I was your treasure and I saw your face in every star
But these promises we make at night, oh that’s all they are
Unless we fill them with faith and love they’re empty as the howlin’ wind
And honey I just wanna be back in your arms
Back in your arms again

You came to me with love and kindness
But all my life I’ve been a prisoner of my own blindness
I met you with indifference and I don’t know why
Now I wake from my dream, I wake from my dream to this world
Where all is shadow and darkness and above me a dark sky unfurls
And all the love I’ve thrown away and lost I’m lookin’ for again
Now darlin’ I just wanna be back in your arms
Back in your arms again


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Published on the following official releases:

First known live performance: 04/08/1999 Continental Arena, E.Rutherford,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 14/02/2017 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane ,Australia

Song 'history':


In 1996 Sony released the BLOOD BROTHERS video (and mini-CD), which included also this song
The TRACKS studio out-take collection included an alternate version of the song.
Not much used during the Reunion tour, deserving only 5 renderings
One only performance during the Rising tour (04/10/2003 Shea Stadium, New York,NY ,USA)
Played during the 'Double Take' shows in 2002
Not much used during the Devils and Dust tour, deserving only less than a dozen renderings
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the Magic tour (15/08/2008 Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville,FL ,USA)
Two only performances during the Working on a Dream tour (09/06/2009 Bergenhus Festning, Bergen ,Norway and 10/11/2009 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland,OH ,USA)
Two only renderings for this song in the Wrecking Ball tour (31/07/2012 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki ,Finland and 07/07/2013 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig ,Germany)
Played only a couple of times in the whole High Hopes tour (11/02/2014 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide ,Australia and 22/04/2014 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh,PA ,USA)
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the 2016 The River tour (27/05/2016 Croke Park, Dublin ,Ireland)
Performed 1 times during the 2017 Summer tour

The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
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