Death To My Hometown lyrics

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Bruce Springsteen Death To My Hometown lyrics

 
I was eight years old and running with a dime in my hand
Into the bus stop to pick up a paper for my old man
I'd sit on his lap in that big old Buick and steer as we drove through town
He'd tousle my hair and say son take a good look around this is your
Hometown
This is your hometown
This is your hometown
This is your hometown
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In '65 tension was running high at my high school
There was a lot of fights between the black and white
There was nothing you could do
Two cars at a light on a Saturday night in the back seat there was a gun
Words were passed in a shotgun blast
Troubled times had come to my hometown
My hometown
My hometown
My hometown

Now Main Street's whitewashed windows and vacant stores
Seems like there ain't nobody wants to come down here no more
They're closing down the textile mill across the railroad tracks
Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back to your
Hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown
Your hometown

Last night me and Kate we laid in bed
Talking about getting out
Packing up our bags maybe heading south
I'm thirty-five we got a boy of our own now
Last night I sat him up behind the wheel and said son take a good look
Around
This is your hometown
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by Unregistered on May 20th 2012   12:37 pm
The song is reflective of the changes in our society. There was racial tension, which has yet to be dealt with. Because we, as a society cannot get past race, ethnicity, have suffered. It has destroyed the small town feel of america. First poster got it all wrong. The divisions and hatred in america is alive and well. Unfortunately, we have yet to deal with the root of the problem, a permissive society that does not hold people accountable for their actions. While there has been a lot focus on the trayvon martin case, nothing has been said about what happened in norfolk. Plus 90% of black murders are committed by blacks on blacks, a fact few have paid any attention to, because it would force the black community to really look its decayed self.
by Unregistered on Apr 27th 2012   11:45 am
Those who were mainly responsible for the economic meltdown because of their greed, manipulation and unlawful activities have, for the most part, walked away without being held accountable for the devastation they wrought on millions of people.
by Unregistered on Apr 14th 2012   11:26 pm
In one sense, his song is reflecting "what comes around, goes around". The town showed lack of unity - even disunity, through discrimination. The struggle with whether to leave to make life better for yourself is one i can certainly relate to. Coming to the realization that it was not home sweet home is tough. As you grow up, your imagination builds a sweetness that may get ripped away like a tornado when it is tested.
by Unregistered on Apr 4th 2012   11:02 am
Wrong lyrics. There are the lyrics to "my hometown" from the born in the usa album, not "death to my hometown" from the wrecking ball album.
by Unregistered on Mar 26th 2012   7:32 am
Just like oldham after its stopped coughing! There's trams coming soon so people can sightsee the blood from saturday night. There were no riots here - nothing open to fking rob!
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