Song title: Stray bullet
Stray bullet
In the tall grass we held hands
Down by the river we made plans
Of what would and would not be
It was impossible to see
Their black boots shone in the sun
They were waiting on the Annandale train when my baby come
Little girl with the long black hair
Do you know what lies ’neath the long coats that they wear
Once I swore you’d ride with me (To some far and distant shore)
Down where this river meets the sea (I’ll make you mine forevermore)
Over these dark hills I walk along (Just to hold you in my arms)
To lie with you on a bed of stone
River blood red with the years
You can flood this valley with a thousand tears
Wash away all that’s been found
But you’ll never wash away the sound
Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down
Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down
Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down
Of the stray bullet that shot my baby down
Notes:
The River outtakes which saw the light in the The River Anniversary Box (The Ties That Bind), in a remastered and probably resung version.
Published on the following official releases:
- THE TIES THAT BIND : RIVER OUTTAKES (Album,2015)
Never played in regular set.
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
The song made its first official apparition being included, as inedit track, in the THE TIES THAT BIND Anniversary Box, released in 2015.
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database