Official studio version
Well if the sun should fall from the sky tomorrow
If the rain brings a tear to your eye I would share your sorrow
If you must go, then take your leave
Our love was strong, our love was sweet
But we were walking on the wild side, running down a one way street
In the night, I see only the fire in your eyes
The morning light brings the shadows of your lies
And so the change has come today
And for our wrongs well we must pay
We were walking on the wild side, running down a one way street
[Sax solo]
Oh my darling I must, I must confess
This can't be love, no I am just a man possessed
And so the tide has turned to day
We can turn and walk away
'Cause we were walking on the wild side, running down a one way street
Yes we are
Girl, we're walking on the wild side, running down a one way street
[Sax solo]
Whoa-hoo
ONE WAY STREET is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 2010 album The Promise. The above lyrics are for that officially released studio version of ONE WAY STREET as released in 2010.
According to Sony's logs of Bruce Springsteen's studio sessions, ONE WAY STREET was recorded on 17 Jun 1977 at Atlantic Studios in New York City, NY.
Prior to the release of The Promise in 2010, one studio take of ONE WAY STREET had been circulating on bootlegs. See the unofficial studio version for more details.
The official studio version, which was released on The Promise in 2010, features newly recorded vocals and horns and potentially some other modern elements, but the core backing track is likely from the original 1977 studio sessions.
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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ONE WAY STREET was performed once during the Wrecking Ball Tour (133 dates, March 2012 to September 2013), on 05 Jul 2013 in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
ONE WAY STREET 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.
ONE WAY STREET was performed during the eleventh (2011) annual Light Of Day benefit. The song was played with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers.
As far as it's known, no artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's ONE WAY STREET.
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List of available versions of ONE WAY STREET on this website:
ONE WAY STREET [Official studio version]