Live 22 Apr 2020 version
[Spoken intro:] Here we go. Alright. Welcome to Jersey 4 Jersey. We're here tonight dedicated to our health care workers and all of those who've lost loved ones, who are suffering and dying with this terrible disease right here, right now, in our beloved state. This is "Land Of Hope And Dreams".
Grab your ticket and your suitcase, thunder's rolling down this track
You don't know where you're going now, but you know you won't be back
Well darling if you're weary, lay your head upon my chest
We'll take what we can carry, yeah and we'll leave the rest
Big wheels roll through the fields where sunlight streams
Well meet me in a land of hope and dreams
Well I will provide for you and I'll stand by your side
You'll need a good companion now for this part of the ride
Yeah leave behind your sorrows, let this day be the last
Well tomorrow there'll be sunshine, sunshine, and all this darkness past
Big wheels roll through fields where sunlight streams
Oh meet me in a land of hope and dreams
Well this train carries saints and sinners
This train carries losers and winners
This train carries whores and gamblers
This train carries lost souls
I said, on this train, dreams will not be thwarted
On this train, faith will be rewarded
On this train, hear the steel wheels singing
On this train, bells of freedom ringing
Well big wheels roll through fields where sunlight streams
Oh meet me in a land of hope and dreams
Oh meet me in a land of hope and dreams
The above lyrics are for the live 22 Apr 2020 performance of LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS at Stone Hill Studio in Colts Neck, NJ, during the Jersey 4 Jersey fundraiser. The song was played in an acoustic arrangement, with Bruce Springsteen on lead vocals and acoustic guitar and Patti Scialfa on harmony vocals and acoustic guitar.
The hour-long special event was broadcast at 07:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 22 Apr 2020. It was produced by Joel Gallen and featured some of New Jersey's most famous performers and celebrities participating from their homes to fight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state and honor those on the front lines. Donations raised by the fundraiser supported the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund.
Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa performed two songs from Stone Hill Studio, Springsteen's permanent recording facility at Stone Hill Farm, his horse ranch in Colts Neck, NJ. They kicked-off the event with LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS and near the end they returned to perform a cover of Tom Waits' JERSEY GIRL.
Other participants that took part in Jersey 4 Jersey included in order of appearance Jon Stewart, Jon Bon Jovi, Whoopi Goldberg, SZA, Danny DeVito, Charlie Puth, governor Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Snyder Murphy, Chelsea Handler, Tony Bennett, Kelly Ripa, Saquon Barkley, Halsey, Stephen Colbert, Fountains Of Wayne, and Chris Rock. The broadcast also highlighted the efforts of health care workers in the state and those on the front lines. Information on stopping the spread of the pandemic was also included in the special.
List of available versions of LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS on this website:
LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS [Album version]