Live 20 Oct 1995 version
Lying here beside you on this wonderful night
If I had but just one wish I'd hold back the morning light
And I thank my lucky stars for a night like this
We were bound to be together, baby, I felt it all in your first kiss
It's a labor of love
I'm doing it because I want to, baby
It's a labor of love
I can feel it when you touch me, baby
Just like a precious gift sent from up above
This labor of love
This labor of love
Now if I were a rich man, if I were a king
If I could have anything I want I would take you for my queen
Now good things don't come easy, sometimes there's hell to pay
If I had to do it all again, I would never change a single thing
It's a labor of love
I'm doing it because I want to, baby
It's a labor of love
I can feel it when you touch me, baby
Just like a precious gift sent from up above
This labor of love
This labor of love
And I thank my lucky stars for a night like this
We were bound to be together, baby, I felt it all in your first kiss
It's a labor of love
Doing it because I want to, baby
It's a labor of love
I can feel it when you touch me, baby
Just like a precious gift sent from up above
This labor of love
This labor of love
This labor of love
This labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
It's a labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
Come on let me hear you!
Do you feel like singing?
Labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's a labor of love
A labor of love
It's the power of, it's the glory of, it's just a labor of love
Ohhh yeah!
The above lyrics are for the live 20 Oct 1995 performance of LABOR OF LOVE at Nick's Fat City in Pittsburgh, PA, during Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers' October Assault Tour. Bruce Springsteen plays guitar and sings backup vocals on this song.
In October 1995, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers kicked off the release of their American Babylon album with a six-stop tour dubbed the "October Assault." Introduced as "honorary Houserocker of the week" on the first night, Bruce Springsteen joined the band for the majority of the set on all six dates, playing guitar and sharing vocals with Grushecky. At each show, Springsteen came out for American Babylon's WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR and remained on stage for the remainder of the set. The fourth date of the mini-tour (20 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA) was broadcast on radio. Eight songs from the fourth date and two songs from the fifth date (21 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA) were officially released.
This live 20 Oct 1995 version of LABOR OF LOVE appears on two official releases.
Info about the October Assault Tour is taken from Backstreets magazine issue #50/51.
List of available versions of LABOR OF LOVE on this website:
LABOR OF LOVE [Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers' album version]
