Studio version 5
When the night wind rustles far away
Rolling down the Conna valley through the cottonwood trees
And we watched the river rises with last season's rains
I awake in the darkness and I call your name
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
Don't back down
Baby, don't back down on our love
Don't back down on our love
[recording abandoned]
The above lyrics are for an abandoned acoustic-flavored version of DON'T BACK DOWN, recorded sometime between mid-January and mid-February 1983 at Thrill Hill West, Springsteen's home studio in Los Angeles, CA.
Studio version 4, studio version 5, studio version 6, and studio version 7 are very similar; they share the same vocal track but there are slight variations in the backing music.
This studio version of DON'T BACK DOWN was released on The Lost Masters Vol. 18 (Labour Of Love) [track 05] bootleg.
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DON'T BACK DOWN [Studio version 1]