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Highway Patrolman

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First time played on: 29/06/1984

Last time played on: 15/11/2012

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Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet

Episode: Highway Patrolman

Source: www.alphabeticalspringsteen.com

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Lyrics

My name is Joe Roberts I work for the state
I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville barracks number 8
I always done an honest job as honest as I could
I got a brother named Franky and Franky ain't no good

Now ever since we was young kids it's been the same come down
I get a call over the radio Franky's in trouble downtown
Well if it was any other man, I'd put him straight away
But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way


Me and Franky laughin' and drinkin' nothin' feels better than blood on blood
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood"

I catch him when he's strayin' like any brother would
Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good

Well Franky went in the army back in 1965 I got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for my wife
But them wheat prices kept on droppin' till it was like we were gettin' robbed
Franky came home in '68, and me, I took this job


Yea we're laughin' and drinkin' nothin' feels better than blood on blood
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood"
I catch him when he's strayin', teach him how to walk that line
Man turns his back on his family he ain't no friend of mine

Well the night was like any other, I got a call 'bout quarter to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse out on the Michigan line
There was a kid lyin' on the floor lookin' bad bleedin' hard from his head there was a girl cryin' at a table and it was Frank, they said
Well I went out and I jumped in my car and I hit the lights

Well I must of done one hundred and ten through Michigan county that night

It was out at the crossroads, down round Willow bank
Seen a Buick with Ohio plates behind the wheel was Frank
Well I chased him through them county roads till a sign said Canadian border five miles from here
I pulled over the side of the highway and watched his taillights disappear

Me and Franky laughin' and drinkin'
Nothin' feels better than blood on blood
Takin' turns dancin' with Maria as the band played "Night of the Johnstown Flood"

I catch him when he's strayin' like any brother would
Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good
Jouées dans:
29/06/1984Civic Center, St. Paul, MNÉtats-Unis
06/07/1984Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OHÉtats-Unis
08/07/1984Richfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, OHÉtats-Unis
17/07/1984Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, ILÉtats-Unis
23/07/1984CNE Stadium, TorontoCanada
27/07/1984Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NYÉtats-Unis
30/07/1984Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MIÉtats-Unis
05/08/1984Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJÉtats-Unis
09/08/1984Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJÉtats-Unis
17/08/1984Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJÉtats-Unis
20/08/1984Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJÉtats-Unis
25/08/1984Capital Center, Largo, MDÉtats-Unis
28/08/1984Capital Center, Largo, MDÉtats-Unis
04/09/1984The Centrum, Worcester, MAÉtats-Unis
07/09/1984Civic Center, Hartford, CTÉtats-Unis
11/09/1984The Spectrum, Philadelphie,PAÉtats-Unis
22/09/1984Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PAÉtats-Unis
25/09/1984Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NYÉtats-Unis
19/10/1984Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WAÉtats-Unis
22/10/1984Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CAÉtats-Unis
26/10/1984L.A. Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CAÉtats-Unis
16/12/1984Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GAÉtats-Unis
05/01/1985Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VAÉtats-Unis
07/01/1985Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, INÉtats-Unis
06/07/1985Wembley Stadium, LondresGrande-Bretagne
19/09/1985Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CAÉtats-Unis
25/04/1996Brixton Academy, LondresGrande-Bretagne
27/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondresGrande-Bretagne
24/09/1996Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MIÉtats-Unis
02/10/1996Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WIÉtats-Unis
17/10/1996Paramount Theatre, Denver, COÉtats-Unis
19/10/1996Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NMÉtats-Unis
22/10/1996Civic Theatre, San Diego, CAÉtats-Unis
25/10/1996Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CAÉtats-Unis
29/10/1996Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WAÉtats-Unis
12/11/1996Shea\'s Perf. Arts Center, Buffalo, NYÉtats-Unis
14/11/1996Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MAÉtats-Unis
19/11/1996North Auditorium, Memphis, TNÉtats-Unis
14/12/1996Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, NCÉtats-Unis
31/01/1997Tokyo International Forum Hall, TokyoJapon
05/02/1997Concert Hall, BrisbaneAustralie
07/02/1997Capitol Theatre, SydneyAustralie
12/02/1997Capitol Theatre, SydneyAustralie
17/02/1997The Palais, MelbourneAustralie
10/05/1997Sala Congresowa, WarszawaPologne
12/05/1997Congress Center, PragueRépublique Tchèque
15/05/1997Auditorium M.Ravel, LyonFrance
18/05/1997Acropolis, NiceFrance
21/05/1997Teatro Verdi, FirenzeItalie
22/05/1997Teatro Augusteo, NaplesItalie
25/05/1997Palais des congrès de Paris, ParisFrance
21/04/2005Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJÉtats-Unis
22/04/2005Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJÉtats-Unis
25/04/2005Fox Theatre, Detroit, MIÉtats-Unis
30/04/2005Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZÉtats-Unis
02/06/2005Palacio De Deportes, MadridEspagne
23/06/2005Scandinavium, GöteborgSuède
27/06/2005Color Line Arena, HambourgAllemagne
13/07/2005Canadian Tire Centre, OttawaCanada
24/07/2005Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NCÉtats-Unis
06/08/2005Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MOÉtats-Unis
11/08/2005Key Arena, Seattle, WAÉtats-Unis
09/10/2005Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NYÉtats-Unis
13/10/2005United Center, Chicago, ILÉtats-Unis
08/11/2005Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphie,PAÉtats-Unis
18/11/2006The Point, DublinIrlande
15/11/2012CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NEÉtats-Unis