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BLINDED BY THE LIGHT 
Live 07 Apr 1976 version
[chuckles]
Heh
Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground
Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for a hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands,
Some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand
Well now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not says, "Daddy's within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band"
And we were blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
He got down but he never got tight, he's gonna make it alright
Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the east
He said, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in the funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the little girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance
When he was blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
He got down but he never got tight, he's gonna make it tonight
Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes
She said, "I'll turn you on sonny, to something strong if you'll play that song with the funky break"
Go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside
Little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly, asked me if I needed a ride.
Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier
And Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card, said, "Do what you like, but don't do it here"
Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground
Asked him which was the way back home
He said, "Take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, oh, and then, boys, you're on your own"
Take it!
And we were blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun
Whoa, but mama that's where the fun is
Ooh, yeah
Oh but mama
(I was blinded) Oh but mama
(I was blinded) I was blinded
(I was blinded) I was bli-I was blinded
I was blinded
I was blinded
I was blinded
(Babe) I was blinded
I was blinded
(Baby) was blinded
Page last updated: 07 Aug 2010
Info
The above lyrics are for the live 07 Apr 1976 performance of BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
at Allen Theatre in Cleveland, OH, during the Born To Run Tour. The song was played in a
full-band album-style arrangement. On this particular performance, Springsteen skipped the
"And now in Zanzibar..." verse.
Ticket stub for the 07 Apr 1976 show at Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OH
[Taken from Brucebase] |
Available Versions
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Credits
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake).
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