Bruce Springsteen Independence Day on HQ Vinyl with Lyrics in Description

Track 5 from his fifth album "The River" released in 1980 copyright Columbia Records. It was recorded at the Power Station in NYC and was produced by Springsteen, Jon Landau and Steven Van Zandt. Springsteen wanted to capture the E Street Band's live sound and had many new songs as well as those from earlier album sessions that were shelved until they could be developed further for this album. His lyrics continued to reflect the average person's pursuit of the American dream and the roadblocks that can occur along the way. It received excellent reviews and has been compared to his breakthrough "Born to Run" for its strong songwriting and impact as another masterpiece from a great artist. It reached No. 36 in Switzerland, No. 31 in Germany, No. 28 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia, No. 5 in Spain, No. 3 in France, No. 2 in New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the U.K. and No. 1 in Canada, Norway and the U.S. It's been certified Gold in six countries, 2X Gold in France, Platinum in the U.K., 2X Platinum in Canada, 3X Platinum in Australia and 5X Platinum in the U.S. Recorded from the original vinyl. RIP Danny Federici & Clarence Clemons. Featuring: Bruce Springsteen - Lead vocals, lead, rhythm, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars & harmonica, piano on "Drive All Night" Steven Van Zandt - Rhythm & acoustic guitars & background vocals, lead guitar on "Crush on You" Roy Bittan - Piano, organ on "I'm a Rocker" & "Drive All Night" Danny Federici - Hammond organ, glockenspiel on "Hungry Heart" Clarence Clemons - Saxes, percussion & background vocals Garry Tallent - Bass Max Weinberg - Drums Special Guests: Flo & Eddie on background vocals Well, Papa go to bed now, it's gettin' late Nothin' we can say is gonna change anything now I'll be leavin' in the mornin' from St. Mary's Gate We wouldn't change this thing even if we could somehow 'Cause the darkness of this house has got the best of us There's a darkness in this town that's got us too But they can't touch me now and you can't touch me now They ain't gonna do to me what I watched them do to you So say goodbye, it's Independence Day It's Independence Day all down the line Just say goodbye, it's Independence Day It's Independence Day this time Now I don't know what it always was with us We chose the words and, yeah, we drew the lines There was just no way this house could hold the two of us I guess that we were just too much of the same kind Well, say goodbye, it's Independence Day It's Independence Day, all boys must run away So say goodbye, it's Independence Day All men must make their way come Independence Day Now the rooms are all empty down at Frankie's joint And the highway, she's deserted clear down to Breaker's Point There's a lot of people leavin' town now, leavin' their friends, their homes At night they walk that dark and dusty highway all alone Well, Papa go to bed now, it's gettin' late Nothin' we can say can change anything now 'Cause there's just different people comin' down here now and they see things in different ways And soon everything we've known will just be swept away So say goodbye, it's Independence Day Papa, now I know the things you wanted that you could not say But won't you just say goodbye, it's Independence Day I swear I never meant to take those things away