SAD EYES / BACKSTREETS

a.k.a. BACKSTREETS / SAD EYES

Alternative version

'Til the end
Just me and you baby
Just me and you girl
And I remember you even back then
And I remember you from back then
And I remember back then that I swore that for you I'd drive all night
Anytime, anyplace
That for you I'd drive all night
Anytime, anyplace
That for you I'd drive all night
Anytime, anyplace
That for you I'd drive all night
Through the wind
Through the rain
Through the snow
Just to buy you some shoes
Just to check you out
Just to kiss that pretty face
Just to taste your tender charms
Just to sleep
Just to sleep
In your arms

Babe, maybe you wasn't even listening
Maybe you wasn't even listening
But I remember you promised that you'd never go anyplace without me
You swore that you'd never go anyplace without me
You promised that you'd never leave without me
You swore that you'd never leave without me
And like everything else
And everybody else from back then you promised
And baby you lied
Baby you lied
Baby you lied
Baby you lied
Little girl you lied

So now you've come back
So now you've come back
So now you've come back
But just what makes you think that it's so easy
Just what makes you think
That it's so easy
Just to stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop
To stop

Hiding on the backstreets.....

This interlude was sang after BACKSTREETS and evolved night by night, from 1976/7 (where it contained some references to NEW YORK CITY SERENADE lyrics) to end 1978, throwing the base of what will later become DRIVE ALL NIGHT. It has nothing to do with SAD EYES Tracks version. Three states of this evolution are presented: 15 Feb 1977, 07 Jul 1978, 19 Sep 1978, 15 Dec 1978. This song was performed massively in 1978. This is an alternative version for the 4 previous versions.

The SAD EYES interlude came to prominence during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town tour. Lyrically, it varied considerably, however it was almost always a short tale about betrayal and lost love. The cut of BACKSTREETS on the Live 1975-85 set features the SAD EYES part edited out. Quite simply, it remains a testament of Bruce's passion on stage.