4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) [Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75]

[Intro]
This comes to you from Asbury Park, you know...

[Verse 1]
Sandy, the fireworks are hailin'
Over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stoned-out faces
Left stranded on this Fourth of July

[Verse 2]
Down in town the circuit's full with switchblade lovers
So fast, so shiny and sharp
Them wizards play down on Pinball Way
On the boardwalk way past dark

[Verse 3]
And the boys from the casino
Dance with their shirts open
Like Latin lovers along the shore
Chasin' all them silly New York girls

[Chorus 1]
Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Love me tonight for I may never see you again
Hey Sandy, girl

[Verse 4]
Now the greasers, they tramp the streets
Or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night
Them boys in their spiked high heels
Ah, Sandy, their skins are so white

[Verse 5]
And me, I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades
Bangin' them pleasure machines
Chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk
Where they all promise to unsnap their jeans

[Verse 6]
You know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag?
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
That Joey kept me spinnin'
I didn't think I'd ever get off

[Chorus 2]
Oh, Sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
The pier lights our carnival life on the water
And I'm crazy, on the boardwalk with my old boss' daughter
Well, he ain't my boss no more, Sandy

[Verse 7]
Sandy, the angels have lost their desire for us
I spoke to 'em just last night
They said they won't set themselves on fire
For us anymore

[Verse 8]
Every summer, when the weather gets hot
They ride that crazy road down from heaven
On their Harleys they come and they go
See 'em dressed like stars in all the cheap little seashore bars, parked with their babies out on the Kokomo

[Verse 9]
You hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie
For tellin' fortunes better than they do
This boardwalk life for me is through
You know you ought to quit this scene too

[Chorus]
Sandy the aurora's rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever
How 'bout it, Sandy?