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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Lead Vocals
Stevie Van Zandt
Acoustic Guitar
Roy Bittan
Piano
Clarence Clemons
Percussion
Garry Tallent
Bass Guitar
Max Weinberg
Drums
Danny Federici
Organ
Richie Rosenberg
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Stevie Van Zandt
Producer
Jon Landau
Producer
Chuck Plotkin
Producer
John Davenport
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
Bruce Lampcov
Assistant Engineer
Billy Straus
Assistant Engineer
Zoe Yanakis
Assistant Engineer
Bob Clearmountain
Mixing Engineer
Toby Scott
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Well, we busted out of class
Had to get away from those fools
We learned more from a three minute record, baby
Than we ever learned in school
Tonight, I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired, and you just wanna close your eyes
And follow your dreams down
Well, we made a promise, we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
And now, young faces grow sad and old
And hearts of fire grow cold
We swore blood brothers against the wind
Now I'm ready to grow young again
And hear your sister's voice callin' us home
Across the open yards
Well, maybe we could cut some place of our own
With these drums and these guitars
'Cause we made a promise, we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender, hey
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Now on the street tonight, the lights grow dim
The walls of my room are closin' in
There's a war outside still raging
You say it ain't ours anymore to win
I wanna sleep beneath peaceful skies
In my lover's bed
With a wide open country in my eyes
And these romantic dreams in my head
'Cause once we made a promise, we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen
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