Song title: Used Cars
Used Cars
My sister’s in the front seat with an ice cream cone
My ma’s in the black seat sittin’ all alone
As my pa steers her slow out of the lot
For a test drive down Michigan Avenue
Now, my ma, she fingers her wedding band
And watches the salesman stare at my old man’s hands
He’s telling us all about the break he’d give us
If he could, but he just can’t
Well if I could, I swear I know just what I’d do
Now, mister, the day the lottery I win
I ain’t ever gonna ride in no used car again
Now, the neighbors come from near and far
As we pull up in our brandnew used car
I wish he’d just hit the gas and let out a cry
Tell `em all they can kiss our asses goodbye
My dad, he sweats the same job from mornin’ to morn
Me, I walk home on the same dirty streets where I was born
Up the block I can hear my little sister
In the front seat blowin’ that horn
The sounds echoin’ all down Michigan Avenue
Now, mister, the day my numbers comes in
I ain’t ever gonna ride in no used car again
Published on the following official releases:
First known live performance: 29/06/1984 Civic Center, Saint Paul,MN ,USA
Last known live performance: 17/11/2005 Continental Arena, E.Rutherford,NJ ,USA
Song 'history':
Published on the solo album NEBRASKA, in 1982
34 perfomances were given during the Born in the U.S.A. tour
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the Ghost of Tom Joad tour (08/11/1996 St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold,NJ ,USA)
Played during the rehearsals for the Devils and dust Tour, in Mar/Apr 2005.
Two only performances during the Devils and Dust tour (09/11/2005 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia,PA ,USA and 17/11/2005 Continental Arena, E.Rutherford,NJ ,USA)
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database