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Downbound Train

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Downbound Train was released on June 4, 1984 by Columbia as a part of the album Born In the U.S.A.

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Lead Vocals

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Acoustic Guitar

Roy Bittan

Synthesizer

Clarence Clemons

Clarence Clemons

Percussion

Garry Tallent

Bass Guitar

Max Weinberg

Drums

Danny Federici

Organ

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Producer

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Producer

Jon Landau

Producer

Chuck Plotkin

Producer

John Davenport

Assistant Engineer

Jeff Hendrickson

Jeff Hendrickson

Assistant Engineer

Bruce Lampcov

Assistant Engineer

Billy Straus

Assistant Engineer

Zoe Yanakis

Assistant Engineer

Toby Scott

Recording Engineer

Bob Clearmountain

Bob Clearmountain

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I had a job, I had a girl

I had something going, mister, in this world

I got laid off down at the lumberyard

Our love went bad, times got hard

Now I work down at the carwash

Where all it ever does is rain

Don't you feel like you're a rider

On a downbound train?

[Verse 2]

She just said, "Joe, I gotta go

We had it once, we ain't got it anymore"

She packed her bags, left me behind

She bought a ticket on the Central Line

Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining

I feel her kiss in the misty rain

And I feel like I'm a rider

On a downbound train

[Verse 3]

Last night, I heard your voice

You were crying, crying, you were so alone

You said your love had never died

You were waiting for me at home

Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods

I ran till I thought my chest would explode

There in a clearing beyond the highway

In the moonlight, our wedding house shone

[Verse 4]

I rushed through the yard

I burst through the front door

My head pounding hard, up the stairs I climbed

The room was dark, our bed was empty

Then I heard that long whistle whine

And I dropped to my knees, hung my head, and cried

[Verse 5]

Now I swing a sledgehammer on a railroad gang

Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain

Now don't it feel like you're a rider

On a downbound train?

Written by: Bruce Springsteen

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