Live 27 Oct 1976 version
Ooh! Aah! Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
Whoa!
Ow!
Oh, oh! (Ow, ow!)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh! (Huh!)
Whoa!
Whoa!
Tell me, won't you talk with me
Till the middle of the night?
Won't you talk to me?
Won't you bring it on home?
With the killer graces and the secret places
That no boy can fill
With her hands on her hips
Well, and that smile on her lips
Because she knows that it kills me
With her soft French cream
Standing in that doorway like a dream
I wish she'd just leave me alone
Because French cream won't soften them boots
And French kisses will not break that heart of stone
With her long hair falling
Oh, and her eyes that shine like a midnight sun
Whoa, oh, she's the one (she's the one), she's the one
Whoa!
That thunder in your heart at night
When you're kneeling in the dark
It says you're never gonna leave her, hey!
There's this angel in her eyes
That tells such desperate lies
And all you want to do is believe her, huh, huh!
Tonight you'll try just one more time to leave it all behind and to break on through
Ah, she can take you, but if she want to break you
She gonna find out that ain't so easy to do (no, no!)
No matter where you sleep tonight or how far you run
Whoa, oh, she's the one (she's the one), she's the one
Oh!
With just one kiss
She'll turn them long summer nights
With her tenderness
The secret pact you made
When her love could save you from the bitterness
Oh, oh!
(Whoa, she's the one, whoa, she's the one)
(Whoa, she's the one, whoa, she's the one)
(Whoa, she's the one)
Huh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
One, two, one, two, three!
(Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!)
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
The above lyrics are for the live 27 Oct 1976 performance of SHE'S THE ONE at The Spectrum Arena in Philadelphia, PA, during what is known as The Lawsuit Tour. In this version's intro, Springsteen whispers a few lyrics ("Won't you talk with me / Till the middle of the night") that would turn up in TALK TO ME ("Talk to me / Until the night is over"), which he recorded in studio almost a year later.
This show was originally scheduled for 26 Oct 1976, but was rescheduled to the following day. According to press reports, this was due to Clarence Clemons moving to California and being in transit the day of the show. Other reports state this was due to Clarence filming a cameo appearance for the film New York, New York.
Despite the marvelous reception received by both Born To Run and the tour which followed, the relationship between Bruce Springsteen and his now former manager and producer Mike Appel was deteriorating. In July 1976 the storm broke; Mike Appel wrote to Springsteen saying that he would not allow Jon Landau (Springsteen's friend and co-producer of Born To Run) to produce the next album, citing a particular paragraph from their original agreement. Springsteen replied on 27 Jul 1976 by firing manager Mike Appel and suing him and his management company Laurel Canyon Ltd. in Federal Court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, breach of trust, and undue influence. Appel counter-sued on 29 Jul 1976 in New York State Supreme Court, asking the court to prohibit Springsteen and Jon Landau from working together in studio. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were slated to enter the studio that year for the recording of a new album, except that on 15 Sep 1976 the judge in the lawsuits case ruled that Springsteen was enjoined from any further recording with Columbia Records until Appel's suit was resolved. This would drag for about a year. Meanwhile, Springsteen continued gigging, and in the process broke his self-imposed rule of not playing the larger arenas. This was basically because he was not able to put a record out, and it was the only way his fans would be able to hear him at all. The tour became known as "The Lawsuit Tour" (62 know dates, August 1976 to March 1977).
Thanks Pete Russell (Peteadmin at Brucebase) and Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of SHE'S THE ONE on this website:
SHE'S THE ONE [Album version]