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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Guitar
Roy Bittan
Piano
Clarence Clemons
Saxophone
Danny Federici
Organ
Nils Lofgren
Guitar
Patti Scialfa
Background Vocals
Garry Tallent
Bass
Stevie Van Zandt
Guitar
Max Weinberg
Drums
Soozie Tyrell
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
Tom Tapley
Assistant Engineer
Tom Syrowski, Matt Serrecchio, Glenn Pittman, Kevin Mills
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Nick DiDia
Recording Engineer
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
Billy Joe Bowers
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
We took the highway 'til the road went black
We marked Truth Or Consequences on our map
A voice drifted up from the radio
We saw the voice from long ago
Who'll be the last to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die for a mistake
The kids asleep in the backseat
We're just countin' the miles you and me
We don't measure the blood we've drawn anymore
We just stack the bodies outside the door
Who'll be the last to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die for a mistake
The wise men were all fools
What to do
The sun sets in flames as the city burns
Another day gone down as the night turns
And I hold you here in my heart
As things fall apart
A downtown window flushed with light
Faces of the dead at five (faces of the dead at five)
A martyr's silent eyes
Petition the drivers as we pass by
Who'll be the last to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Whose blood will spill, whose heart will break
Who'll be the last to die
Who'll be the last to die for a mistake
The last to die for a mistake
Darlin' your tyrants and kings form the same fate
Strung up at your city gates
And you're the last to die for a mistake
Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen
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