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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bruce Springsteen
Vocals
Max Weinberg
Drums
Stevie Van Zandt
Electric Guitar
Roy Bittan
Piano
Danny Federici
Organ
Garry Tallent
Bass Guitar
Clarence Clemons
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bruce Springsteen
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bruce Springsteen
Producer
Jon Landau
Producer
Stevie Van Zandt
Producer
Chuck Plotkin
Mixing Engineer
Toby Scott
Mixing Engineer
Neil Dorfsman
Recording Engineer
Dana Bisbee
Assistant Engineer
Garry Rindfuss
Assistant Engineer
James Farber
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Hendrickson
Assistant Engineer
Raymond Willhard
Assistant Engineer
Lyrics
Driving home, she grabs something to eat
Turns a corner and drives down her street
Into a row of houses she just melts away
Like the scenery in another man's play
Into a house where the blinds are closed
To keep from seeing things she don't wanna know
She pulls the blinds and looks out on the street
The cool of the night takes the edge off the heat
In the Jackson Cage
Down in the Jackson Cage
You can try with all your might
But you're reminded every night
That you been judged and handed life
Down in Jackson Cage
Every day ends in wasted motion
Just crossed swords on the killing floor
To settle back is to settle without knowing
The hard edge that you're settling for
Because there's always just one more day
And it's always gonna be that way
Little girl, you've been down here so long
I can tell by the way that you move you belong to
The Jackson Cage
Down in Jackson Cage
And it don't matter just what you say
Are you tough enough to play the game they play?
Or will you just do your time and fade away
Down into the Jackson Cage? (let's go)
Baby there's nights when I dream of a better world
But I wake up so downhearted, girl
I see you feeling so tired and confused
I wonder what it's worth to me or you
Just waiting to see some sun
Never knowing if that day will ever come
Left alone standing out on the street
'Til you become the hand that turns the key down in
Jackson Cage
Down in Jackson Cage
Well darling, can you understand
The way that they will turn a man
Into a stranger to waste away
Down in the Jackson Cage?
Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen
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