Official studio version
Well you don't like, don't like the way I walk
And you don't like, don't like the way I talk
You criticize about me endlessly
Logic defies how you get stuck with me
And you complain about the clothes I wear
And you explain there's other boys out there
You complain my car makes too much noise
And you cry I'm always out with the boys
Whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
I give up little darling (whoa whoa little darling)
Yeah no matter what I do, girl you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you
You complain the way I love you at night
You explain I'm really not your type
If we go out, you say I'm such a bore
If we stay in, you say what are we living for
I don't understand, there's nothing I can do
There ain't no way I can satisfy you
End of the night I lean in for a kiss
Here comes the pitch, a swing and a miss
Whoa whoa whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
I quit little darling (whoa whoa little darling)
Yeah no matter what I do, well you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you, hey!
Hey!
(Come on boys!)
Whoa whoa whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
Hey hey little darling (whoa whoa little darling)
No matter what I do, girl you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you
I tried to change, I got a job in sales
I bought a shirt uptown in Bloomindales
And babe I tried to make the latest scene
Hitting cool just like Jimmy Iovine
I bought a record with all the latest grooves
A book of love with all the latest moves
I bought some flowers and I waited at your door
And you came out, didn't want to see me no more
Whoa whoa whoa (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
I quit little darling (whoa whoa little darling)
Yeah no matter what I do, girl you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you
Hey! Hey! Hey!
No matter what I do, girl you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you
Aww no matter what I do, girl you know it's true
Ain't good enough for you
Whoaaa!
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AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 2010 compilation album The Promise. The above lyrics are for that officially released studio version of AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU as released in 2010.
Jimmy Iovine, name-checked in the song, was a recording engineer from the Darkness On The Edge Of Town sessions. He later became chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M.
AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU is the album's third single, but was not individually released in commercial form. In the UK, the track was added straight to the A list at Radio 2 and the B list at Absolute Radio on 27 Nov 2010.
A music video for AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU was released on 03 Dec 2010. Produced and edited by Thom Zimny, the video incorporates studio footage from the Darkness On The Edge Of Town era, 1976-1978.
The Promise is a Bruce Springsteen album that was released on 16 Nov 2010 as part of The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story box set, and separately as a 2-CD set. The album was also issued on a limited edition 3-LP set pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
The Promise is a collection of 22 previously-unreleased songs from the Darkness On The Edge Of Town recording sessions. Depending on their level of completion back in 1977-1978, some were only remastered, some were overdubbed with 2010 vocals or music, and some were completely re-recorded in 2010. The album was mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
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In addition to its release on The Promise, the official studio version of AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU was also included on a promotional various artists compilation.
Other versions of AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU were also officially released:
Prior to the release of The Promise in 2010, one studio take of AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU had been circulating on bootlegs. It was recorded in the Oct-Dec 1977 period at The Record Plant in New York City, NY. The lyrics vary from this officially released one. See the unofficial studio version for more details. Bootleggers have used the title "What's The Matter Little Darling".
Additionally, video footage of Springsteen rehearsing the song in studio in 1978 was officially released in 2010. See the official studio rehearsal version for more details.
AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU was performed off-tour on 07 Dec 2010 at Carousel House in Asbury Park, NJ, during the taping of the "Songs From The Promise" webcast. The song was played twice, in a full-band arrangement similar to the official studio version. This live 07 Dec 2010 version of AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU was released on The Promise: The Making Of Darkness On The Edge Of Town home video in 2011.
As far as it's known, no artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.
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AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU [Official studio version]
