Long Walk Home
Bruce Springsteen * Track #10 On Magic
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Long Walk Home by Bruce Springsteen
Release Date
Performed by
Bruce SpringsteenProduced by
Brendan O’BrienWrited by
Bruce SpringsteenAbout
In the tenth song from Magic, Springsteen sings about a man returning to his hometown only to no longer recognize it because of dramatic changes as an analogy for the changes in the United States in the wake of 9/11.
This song was ranked #8 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.
Long Walk Home Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Last night I stood at your doorstep
Tryna figure out what went wrong
You just slipped something into my palm, and you were gone
I could smell the same deep green of summer
Above me the same night sky was glowing
In the distance I could see the town where I was born
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
A long walk home
[Verse 2]
In town, I pass Sal's grocery
Barbershop on South Street
I looked in their faces
They're all rank strangers to me
Well Veteran's Hall high upon the hill
Stood silent and alone
The diner was shuttered and boarded
With a sign that just said, "Gone"
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey, pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
[Verse 3]
Here everybody has a neighbor
Everybody has a friend
Everybody has a reason to begin again
My father said, "Son, we're lucky in this town
It's a beautiful place to be born
It just wraps its arms around you
Nobody crowds you, and nobody goes it alone"
"Your flag flying over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"
[Chorus]
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
Hey pretty darling, don't wait up for me
Gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
It's gonna be a long walk home
Long Walk Home Q&A
Who wrote Long Walk Home's ?
Long Walk Home was written by Bruce Springsteen.
Who produced Long Walk Home's ?
Long Walk Home was produced by Brendan O’Brien.
When did Bruce Springsteen release Long Walk Home?
Bruce Springsteen released Long Walk Home on Tue Sep 25 2007.
What did Bruce Springsteen say about "Long Walk Home"?
“In that particular song a guy comes back to his town and recognizes nothing and is recognized by nothing,” Mr. Springsteen said. “The singer in ‘Long Walk Home,’ that’s his experience. His world has changed. The things that he thought he knew, the people who he thought he knew, whose ideals he had...