Song title: Land of hope and dreams
Land of hope and dreams
Grab your ticket and your suitcase
thunder's rolling down the tracks
don't know where you're goin'
but you know you won't be back
well darlin' if you're weary
lay your head upon my chest
we'll take what we can carry
and we'll leave behind the rest
Big wheels roll through fields
where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
Well I will provide for you
And I will stand by your side
You'll need a good companion now
For this part of the ride
Well leave behind your sorrows
Let this day be the last
Well tomorrow they'll be sushines
and all this darkness past
Big wheels roll through fields
where sunlight streams
Meet me in a land of hope and dreams
This train
carries saints and sinners
This train
carries losers and winners
This Train
carries whores and gamblers
This Train
carries midnight ramblers
This Train
carries broken hearted
This Train
carries souls departed
This Train
dreams will not be thwarted
This Train
faith will be rewarded
This Train
carries fools and kings
This Train
hear the big wheels singing
This Train
bells of freedom ringing Notes:
[1] "sky is turnin' black" in some performances
Published on the following official releases:
- LIVE IN NY CITY (Album,2001)
- LIVE IN NY CITY - DVD (Album,2001)
- THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (Album,2003)
- LIVE IN BARCELONA (Album,2004)
- WRECKING BALL (Album,2012)
- SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY (Album,2018)
First known live performance: 18/03/1999 Convention Hall, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 15/12/2018 Walter Kerr Theatre, New York,NY ,USA
Song 'history':
During the Reunion tour, the song was regularly included in every show
The last NY show(s) of the Reunion Tour were released in both CD and DVD (more songs) 'LIVE IN NYC', which included also this song
Perfomed in a large number of shows (113) of the Rising tour
The Barcelona show of the Rising tour was broadcast and released on DVD 'LIVE IN BARCELONA', which included also this song
The song was then included in the ESSENTIAL compilation, released in 2003.
Bruce inserted it 23 times in the setlists of the Devils and Dust tour
It only saw the light 3 times in the whole The Seeger Session tour
A frequent number (40 apparitions) of renderings during the Working on a Dream tour
Published on the 'WRECKING BALL' Album, released in March 2012.
Often played during the Wrecking Ball tour (85 times)
A frequent number (16 apparitions) of renderings during the High Hopes tour
Bruce inserted it 15 times in the setlists of the 2016 The River tour
Published in live soundtrack of 'Springsteen on Broadway' show
Performed 4 times during the 2017 Summer tour
Played each night of the Springsteen on Broadway tour
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database