HUNGRY HEART^©

Original speed version

Two, three, four
One, two

Yeah!

Come on!
Whoa!

Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack
I went out for a ride and I never went back
Like a river that don't know where it's flowing
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going

Everybody's got a hungry heart
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Lay down your money and you play your part
Everybody's got a hu-hu-hungry heart

Whoa

I met her in a Kingstown bar
We fell in love I knew it had to end
We took what we had and we ripped it apart
Now here I am down in Kingstown again

Everybody's got a hungry heart
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Lay down your money and you play your part
Everybody's got a hu-hu-hungry heart

Everybody needs a place to rest
Everybody wants to have a home
Don't make no difference what nobody says
Ain't nobody like to be alone
Hey yeah hey

Everybody's got a hungry heart
Everybody's got a hungry heart
Lay down your money and you play your part
Everybody's got a hu-hu-hungry heart
(Everybody's got a hungry heart)
Oh yeah
(Everybody's got a) hu-hu-hungry heart
(Lay down your money and you play your part)
Oh yeah
(Everybody's got a hungry heart)
Oh yeaah
La la la la la la
Ohhh yeaaah
La la la la la la
Oh yeaaah
Hmmm
Oooh

The above lyrics refer to the same take as the official track, but before being sped up. This version features the full unedited take at the original speed prior to it being speeded up for release. The outro is longer and comes to a halt rather than fading out as on the official release. It also misses Bruce singing "la la la la..." before the last verse. This was added later. This version is available on The Definitive River Outtakes Volume 2 bootleg. Read the booklet liner notes below for more details.

Check also the other studio versions: album's version, The Ties That Bind version, instrumental take, 21 Jun 1979 alternate mix #1, 21 Jun 1979 alternate mix #2, and different harmonies version.

The live versions: Berlin 95 version, Live/1975-85 version, 19 Nov 1984, 10 Jul 1992, 28 Oct 1999, and 09 Aug 2003.

Liner notes on The Definitive River Outtakes Volume 2 bootleg booklet:

Recorded at The Power Station, New York City, NY, between Apr 1979 and Aug 1980.
An unedited full take of Bruce's first hit single, at original speed before someone decided Springsteen's voice would sound better on the radio if it was just a little higher. The outro here is longer than the released version and comes to a complete stop in place of the familiar fade-out.