WAGES OF SIN

Home demo version 1



I seen a man carrying a heavy stone
On his back out in the hot sun
And I asked him if I could lift his weight
He just said, "get away from me son"

Wages of sin
Well I'm payin'
Wages of sin for the wrongs I've done
Wages of sin, I, I thought they'd kill me but, ah
They just don't kill, I bet, this all's done

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Hey, man, I ran outside
I seen a man, east of the eastern gate
Heavy stone in the hot sun
Said, "excuse me" but you gonna lift this weight?
He just said, "get away from me son"

Wages of sin
I kept payin'
Wages of sin for the wrongs I've done
All my life I've been guilty
But I don't know what it is I've done

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Info

The above lyrics are for an acoustic home demo take of WAGES OF SIN recorded, according to Brucebase, at Thrill Hill Recording (Springsteen's home studio) in Colts Neck, NJ, sometime between January and April 1982. This is an incomplete work-in-progress take. It can be found on The Lost Masters Vol. 10 (Labour Of Love) bootleg. Note that home demo version 1 and home demo version 2 are indexed as a single track on this bootleg release.

Bruce Springsteen -- The Lost Masters Vol. 10 (Labour Of Love)
Bruce Springsteen -- The Lost Masters Vol. 10 (Labour Of Love)

Credits

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.

Available Versions

List of available versions of WAGES OF SIN on this website:

WAGES OF SIN [Official studio version]
WAGES OF SIN [Home demo version 1]
WAGES OF SIN [Home demo version 2]
WAGES OF SIN [Home demo version 3]
WAGES OF SIN [Home demo version 4]
WAGES OF SIN [Home demo version 5]
WAGES OF SIN [Live 08 May 2013 version]
WAGES OF SIN [Damien Jurado and Rose Thomas' cover version]

Page last updated: 07 Apr 2012