Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train (from Born In The . Live: London 2013)

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performing “Downbound Train“ at the Hard Rock Calling festival in London, 2013. Listen to Bruce Springsteen: Watch the full Born In The . concert: Subscribe to the official Bruce Springsteen YouTube Channel: Follow Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Spotify: YouTube: Lyrics: I had a job, I had a girl I had something going, mister, in this world I got laid off down at the lumber yard Our love went bad, times got hard Now I work down at the car wash Where all it ever does is rain Don’t you feel like you’re a rider on a downbound train She just said, “Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain’t got it anymore“ She packed her bags, left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel her kiss in the misty rain And I feel like I’m a rider on a downbound train Last night I heard your voice You were crying, crying, you were so alone You said your love had never died You were waiting for me at home Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran till I thought my chest would explode There in the clearing, beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding house shone I rushed through the yard I burst through the front door, my head pounding hard Up the stairs I climbed The room was dark, our bed was empty Then I heard that long whistle whine And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried Now I swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain Now, don’t it feel like you’re a rider on a downbound train #BruceSpringsteen #BornInTheUSA #DownboundTrain