GLORY DAYS^©

Live 24 Jun 1993 version

Rock that thing!

Well I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school
He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool boy
Saw him the other night at this roadside bar, I was walking in, he was walking out
We went back inside, sat down, had a few drinks, all he kept talking about was

Glory days
They'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days (Steven: Yeah yeah)

Well there's a girl, she lives up the block, back in school she could turn all the boys' heads
Sometimes on a Friday I'll stop by and have a few drinks after she put her kids to bed
Her and her husband Bobby, well they split up must be, years gone by now
We just sit around talking about the old times, she says when she feels like crying, she starts laughing thinking about

Glory days
Yeah they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days (Steven: Oh yeah)

Go on Stevy!
(crowd: Whoa)

Crystal Taliefero on the guitar and vocals
Shane Fontayne on the guitar
Miss Angel Rogers ???
Miss Gia Ciambotti
The beautiful Carol Dennis
Miss Cleo Kennedy
Soul man Mr. Bobby King
Tommy Sims on the bass
Zachary Alford on the drums
Professor Roy Bittan on the keyboards

Well I think I'm going down to the well tonight and I'm gonna drink till I get my fill
Hope when I get old I don't sit around thinking about it, Shit! I know I will
Yeah just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of
Time slips away and leaves you with nothing mister but boring stories of

Glory days
Yeah they'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days (Steven: Oh yeah)
They'll pass you by, glory days
In the wink of a young girl's eye, glory days
Glory days

Well alright! (Alright)
Oh yeah! (crowd: Oh yeah)
Alright! (crowd: Alright)
Oh yeah! (crowd: Oh yeah)
Alright! (crowd: Alright)
Come on now! (crowd: Come on now)
Oh yeah! (crowd: Oh yeah)
Oh yeah! (crowd: Oh yeah)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
Whoa! (crowd: Whoa)
I wanna see some wild New Jerseys down there
Wave your hands in the air
??? just ???
Show the person next to you your underwear
Let's go!
Alright!
Alright! (Alright)
Alright! (Alright)
Alright! (Alright)
Come on Steven!
(crowd: Whoa)
(A young girl's eye, glory days)
(Pass you by, glory days)
(A young girl's eye, glory days)
(Pass you by, glory days)
(A young girl's eye, glory days)

One, two, three!
(Glory days)
(Pass you by, glory days)
(A young girl's eye, glory days)
(Pass you by, glory days)
(A young girl's eye, glory days)
(Pass you by, glory days)
(A young girl's eye, glory days)

These lyrics refer to the live performance with Little Steven (vocals on chorus, and guitar) on 24 Jun 1993 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, during the Human Touch tour, during a concert to fight hunger that supports the New Jersey food banks.

Check the album's version, the extra verse outtake, and the original demo. Check also these live versions form the Born In The USA tour: 12 Jul 1984, 19 Aug 1984, 20 Aug 1984, 14 Sep 1984, 18 Nov 1984, 19 Nov 1984, 07 Dec 1984, 07 Jan 1985, and 04 Jul 1985. They are pretty similar, but the spoken introductions differ sometimes. Check also these live versions form the Tunnel Of Love Express tour, 10 May 1988, Human Rights Now! tour, 15 Oct 1988, Human Touch tour, 10 Jul 1992, and The Rising tour, 16 Nov 2002, 07 Mar 2003, 26 Jul 2003, and 06 Aug 2003. All those live versions are very similar.

Song intro on 24 Jun 1993 at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ:

Joe Ely, he's got a record out now called "Love And Danger". Enough people ain't heard it, he's great, if you can, pick it up, alright. We got a cast of thousands tonight, uh... Who's back there? (cheers) Who's back there? (cheers, Steve comes onstage) Oh, my Lord! (cheers) Alright, come on, let's do it.