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Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
I hold you in my arms
As the band plays
What are those words whispered, baby
As you walk away
I saw you last night
Out on the edge of town,
I want to read your mind
And know just what I got in this new thing I've found,
So tell me who I see
When I look in your eyes,
Is that you baby
Or just a brilliant disguise
I heard somebody call your name
From underneath our willow,
I saw something tucked in shame
Underneath your pillow,
Well I tried so hard baby,
But I just can't see
What a woman like you, is don't with me,
So tell me who I see,
When I look in your eyes
Is that you baby,
Or just a brilliant disguise
Well now look at me baby
Struggling to do everything right
And then it all falls apart
Oh when I call the lights
I'm just a lonely pilgrim
I walk this world in well
I don't know if it's you I don't trust
Cause I damn sure don't trust my self,
You play the loving woman
I be the faithful man,
But just don't look to close
Into the palm of my hand
We stood at the alter
The gypsy swore our future was bright,
Become the wee wee hours
Baby baby the gypsy lied
So when you look at me
Better look hard and look twice
Is that me baby
Or just a brilliant disguise
Tonight our bed is cold
Lost in a darkness of our love,
God have mercy on a man