Song title: Restless nights
Restless nights - Tracks
Once we ran and lived as one
In another world, my little one
Where whispering trees and dark rivers run
I told a dream to you
Now outside the streets are gray
And the childhood games we played
Have faded away
Chorus:
My baby, she has restless nights
(She has restless nights)
My baby, she has restless nights
On late-night movie screens
Young lovers look so sure
Lost in wide-awake dreams
That they can’t afford
Once I held you in my arms
On a bed of stone
Now we have grown
(Chorus)
Once we ran and lived as one
In a different world, my little one
Where whispering trees and dark rivers run
I told a dream to you
Now I pray, darling, for the night
We’ll dance down these darkened halls
Once again to fall
Into a dream
(Chorus) Notes:
"Tracks" version, Record Plant (11/4/1980). Minor differences from the previous outtake
Restless nights - Out-take 1
Wished we ran and lived as one
In another world my little one
Where strange trees and dark rivers run
I told a dream to you
Now outside the streets are grey
And the childhood games we play
Have faded away
But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
On late night movie screens
Youngs lovers look so sure
Lost in wide awake dreams
That they can’t afford
Once I held you in my arms
On a bed of stone
Now we have grown (But darling) (a little taller)
Well my baby she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby she has restless nights
Wished we ran and lived as one
A different world my little one
Where strange trees and dark rivers run
I told a dream to you
Now outside the streets are grey
But here inside my heart
It all falls apart
But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights Notes:
This is the River out-take circulated before "Tracks"
Restless nights - Out-take 2
Mystery riding left us once
In another world my little one
Where strange trees and dark rivers run
And I told a dream to you
Now outside the streets are gray
And the childhood games we played
Have faded away
But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
On late night movie screens
Young lovers look so assured
Lost in wide awake dreams
That they cant afford
Once I held you in my arms
On a bed of storms
Now we have grown, baby
But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
Mystery riding left us once
In a different world, my little one
Where strange trees and dark rivers run
And I told a dream to you
Now outside the streets are grey
But here inside my heart
It all falls apart
But my baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights
She has restless nights
My baby, she has restless nights Notes:
This is the River out-take circulated before "Tracks"
Published on the following official releases:
- TRACKS (Album,1999)
- THE TIES THAT BIND : RIVER OUTTAKES (Album,2015)
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 30/09/2002 Xcel Energy center, Saint Paul,MN ,USA during the The Rising Tour, during the soundcheck.
- 22/11/2009 HSBC Arena, Buffalo,NY ,USA during the Working on a dream tour
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
Unique known live performance: 22/11/2009 HSBC Arena, Buffalo,NY ,USA
Song 'history':
Studio recordings have surfaced from the THE RIVER sessions, but the song was not used for that album.
The TRACKS studio out-take collection included for the first (official) time this song.
In the Rising tour, the song was only practiced (30/09/2002 Xcel Energy center, Saint Paul,MN ,USA, during the soundcheck.)
but never played in the regular set.
One only performance during the Working on a Dream tour (22/11/2009 HSBC Arena, Buffalo,NY ,USA)
The song was then included in the THE TIES THAT BIND Anniversary Box, released in 2015.
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database