Song title: She's leaving
She's leaving - Incomplete version
She’s leaving, she’s leaving
Everybody knows
She’s leaving, she’s leaving
And I feel like such a fool
She left me standing here just two feet tall
I just don’t know how she could do it
In front of our friends and all
She had better things to do and bigger plans
I thought we could make it with just us two
But I guess we can’t
‘Cause she can’t
And I’m only one man
But I love her
It’s winter
Suddenly it’s winter
And I feel so cold inside
It’s different
It could’ve been so different
If only she didn’t feel that need to lie
What’s the matter girl
Didn’t you think I was that strong
That you couldn’t tell me
What was going on Notes:
London Publishing Demos 1972. Incomplete as Bruce forgots words. A complete version exists.
She's leaving - Complete version 1
She's leaving, she's leaving
Everybody knows
She's leaving, she's leaving
And I feel like such a fool
She left me standin' here just two foot tall
I don't see how she could do it
In front of our friends and all
She had better things to do and bigger plans
I thought we could make it with just us two
But I guess we can't
'Cause she can't
And I'm only one man
But I love her
It's winter
Suddenly it's winter
And I'm feelin' so cold inside
It's different
It could've been so different
If only she didn't feel that need to lie
Did you really think I would not understand
If you said you had a thing to do
For a night or two
With another man
And how could you believe that I would not know
When you came up to say goodbye
Look me in the eye
You let it all show
Oh and baby yes you hurt me
Ooh you hurt me deep inside
Yes darlin' and you hurt me
'Cause I'm just a foolish boy with this foolish pride
I ask you, I ask you
Baby you think I'll be enough
And what you told me
And what you showed me
Ooh but now you want me to believe your lovin'
But don't you think you made that kind of tough
When you didn't even think that I was that strong
That you could really tell me
What was going on
The truth hurts girl
Yes I believe that but still
If the truth hurts honey
The lies, they kill me Notes:
This is the complete take. Another exists in which Bruce forgots the words.
She's leaving - Complete version 2
She's leaving, she's leaving, and everybody knows
She's leaving, she's leaving, and I feel like such a fool
She left me standing here just two foot tall
And I swear if I could, I'd crawl into the wall
She has other things to do and bigger plans
I thought we could make it with just us two
But I guess we can't because she cant
And I'm only one man
It's winter suddenly its winter, and I feel so cold inside
It's different, it could have been so different
Did you think we needed them silly lies
Because how could you believe I wouldn't understood
You just said you had a thing to do with a night or two
With another man
And how could you think that I would not know
Babe, I saw it in your eyes
When you said "I got to go", how could you do it
Oh, how I loved you
I asked you, I've asked you babe, and that ain't all
What you've told me, what you've shown me
You want me to believe that you love him, it hurts
Sometimes you make it kinda rough
Well did you really wanna know that night what was wrong
When you couldn't even tell me what was goin' on
Didn't ya think I was that strong
Yeah the truth hurts baby, well I believe that much still
If the truth hurts, honey, well lies, they kill
Yes I'm bitter, oh how I'm bitter, and it feels good to say it out loud
Oh you're a killer, you're a real killer
Just listen to the crowd, do you feel proud
Oh but there's no sense in being mad
Cause that only makes thing worse
And babe it's not mad that ya made me, it's only real sad
Cause you know how it is when you think you come first
And you're the only thing I ever had
How could ya do it when I loved you so bad
But what does it matter, cause nobody ever listens
What goods a song once it's sung
If the memory goes so fast
And sometimes I feel so stupid, yes I feel so bad
Well maybe paintin' you what I wanted you to be
Not asking for your life
Baby I don't need a companion
Though I'm too young for a wife
Oh it's alright
Somehow you got me feeling like I should be leaving
It's alright, it's alright
It's alright
But you've got me feeling
Like I should be leaving
Believe I really should, mmm, oh yeah Notes:
This is the complete take. Another exists in which Bruce forgots the words.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 03/12/1971 Student Prince, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA during the BSB period
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Unique known live performance: 03/12/1971 Student Prince, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 1 time(s) with the Bruce Springsteen Band.
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Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
Apart from the above live performances, the song was recorded for the Laurel Canyon / London Publishing demos
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