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It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

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Eerste keer gespeeld op: 06/01/1974

Laatste keer gespeeld op: 03/04/2023

Podcast

Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet

Episode: It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City

Bron: www.alphabeticalspringsteen.com

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Lyrics

I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova
I could walk like Brando right into the sun
Then dance just like a Casanova
With my blackjack and jacket and hair slicked sweet
Silver star studs on my duds like a Harley in heat
When I strut down the street I could hear its heartbeat
The sisters fell back and said "Don't that man look pretty"

The cripple on the corner cried out "Nickels for your pity"
Them gasoline boys downtown sure talk gritty
It's so hard to be a saint in the city

I was the king of the alley, mama, I could talk some trash
I was the prince of the paupers crowned downtown at the beggar's bash
I was the pimp's main prophet I kept everything cool
Just a backstreet gambler with the luck to lose
And when the heat came down it was left on the ground

The devil appeared like Jesus through the steam in the street
Showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat
I felt his hot breath on my neck as I dove into the heat
It's so hard to be a saint when you're just a boy out on the street

And the sages of the subway sit just like the living dead
As the tracks clack out the rhythm their eyes fixed straight ahead
They ride the line of balance and hold on by just a thread
But it's too hot in these tunnels you can get hit up by the heat

You get up to get out at your next stop but they push you back down in your seat
Your heart starts beatin' faster as you struggle to your feet
Then you're outa that hole and back up on the street

And them South Side sisters sure look pretty
The cripple on the corner cries out "Nickels for your pity"
And them downtown boys sure talk gritty
It's so hard to be a saint in the city
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06/01/1974Joe\'s Place, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
12/01/1974Joint In The Woods, Parsipanny, NJVerenigde Staten
03/03/1974Gaston Hall Georgetown University, Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
09/03/1974Liberty Hall, Houston, TXVerenigde Staten
10/03/1974Liberty Hall, Houston, TXVerenigde Staten
24/03/1974Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZVerenigde Staten
06/04/1974Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJVerenigde Staten
12/04/1974Charlies Place, Cambridge, MAVerenigde Staten
12/04/1974Charlies Place, Cambridge, MAVerenigde Staten
26/04/1974Brown University, Providence, RIVerenigde Staten
04/05/1974Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJVerenigde Staten
09/05/1974Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MAVerenigde Staten
09/05/1974Harvard Square Theatre, Cambridge, MAVerenigde Staten
02/06/1974University of Toledo, Toledo, OHVerenigde Staten
13/07/1974The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
14/08/1974Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJVerenigde Staten
22/09/1974Kean University, Union, NJVerenigde Staten
04/10/1974David Geffen Hall, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
11/10/1974Shady Grove Music Fair, Gaithersburg, MDVerenigde Staten
12/10/1974Princeton University, Princeton, NJVerenigde Staten
18/10/1974Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJVerenigde Staten
19/10/1974Union College, Schenectady, NYVerenigde Staten
26/10/1974Paramount Theater, Springfield, MAVerenigde Staten
29/10/1974Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
01/11/1974Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PAVerenigde Staten
08/11/1974Ritz Music Hall, Corpus Christi, TXVerenigde Staten
16/11/1974American University, Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
23/11/1974Salem State College, Salem, MAVerenigde Staten
29/11/1974War Memorial, Trenton, NJVerenigde Staten
06/12/1974State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJVerenigde Staten
08/12/1974University of Vermont, Burlington, VTVerenigde Staten
05/02/1975The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PAVerenigde Staten
06/02/1975Widener College, Chester, PAVerenigde Staten
19/02/1975Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAVerenigde Staten
23/02/1975NYCB Theatre at Westbury, Westbury, NYVerenigde Staten
20/07/1975Palace Theatre, Providence, RIVerenigde Staten
22/07/1975Geneva Theatre, Geneva, NYVerenigde Staten
23/07/1975Music Inn, Lenox, MAVerenigde Staten
25/07/1975Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PAVerenigde Staten
26/07/1975Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PAVerenigde Staten
28/07/1975Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
29/07/1975Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
01/08/1975Altria Theater, Richmond, VAVerenigde Staten
02/08/1975Chrysler Theatre, Norfolk, VAVerenigde Staten
08/08/1975Civic Theatre, Akron, OHVerenigde Staten
09/08/1975Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PAVerenigde Staten
10/08/1975Civic Theatre, Canton, OHVerenigde Staten
13/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
14/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
15/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
15/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
16/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
17/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
17/08/1975The Bottom Line, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
21/08/1975Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GAVerenigde Staten
23/08/1975Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom, Atlanta, GAVerenigde Staten
06/09/1975Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts, New Orleans, LAVerenigde Staten
12/09/1975Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TXVerenigde Staten
13/09/1975Music Hall, Houston, TXVerenigde Staten
14/09/1975Music Hall, Houston, TXVerenigde Staten
16/09/1975Convention Centre, Dallas, TXVerenigde Staten
20/09/1975Grinnell College, Grinnell, IAVerenigde Staten
21/09/1975Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MNVerenigde Staten
23/09/1975University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIVerenigde Staten
26/09/1975University of Iowa, Iowa City, IAVerenigde Staten
27/09/1975Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, MOVerenigde Staten
28/09/1975Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MOVerenigde Staten
02/10/1975Uptown Theatre, Milwaukee, WIVerenigde Staten
01/11/1975Robertson Gymnasium, Santa Barbara, CAVerenigde Staten
06/11/1975Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZVerenigde Staten
10/11/1975Jai Alai, Tampa, FLVerenigde Staten
18/11/1975Hammersmith Apollo Theatre, LondenGroot Brittannië
21/11/1975Konserthus, StockholmZweden
24/11/1975Hammersmith Apollo Theatre, LondenGroot Brittannië
02/12/1975Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
03/12/1975Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
05/12/1975Georgetown University, Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
06/12/1975Georgetown University, Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
11/12/1975Seton Hall, South Orange, NJVerenigde Staten
12/12/1975C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Greenvale, NYVerenigde Staten
16/12/1975State University, Oswego, NYVerenigde Staten
21/12/1975Seneca College, TorontoCanada
27/12/1975Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PAVerenigde Staten
28/12/1975Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PAVerenigde Staten
30/12/1975Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PAVerenigde Staten
31/12/1975Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PAVerenigde Staten
25/03/1976Township Auditorium, Columbia, SCVerenigde Staten
26/03/1976Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GAVerenigde Staten
04/04/1976Michigan State University, East Lansing, MIVerenigde Staten
05/04/1976Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OHVerenigde Staten
07/04/1976Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OHVerenigde Staten
08/04/1976Allen Theatre, Cleveland, OHVerenigde Staten
09/04/1976Colgate University, Hamilton, NYVerenigde Staten
10/04/1976Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CTVerenigde Staten
13/04/1976Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PAVerenigde Staten
15/04/1976Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PAVerenigde Staten
17/04/1976University of Rochester, Rochester, NYVerenigde Staten
22/04/1976Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksberg, VAVerenigde Staten
29/04/1976Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TNVerenigde Staten
03/05/1976Robinson Center Auditorium, Little Rock, ARVerenigde Staten
10/05/1976Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, ALVerenigde Staten
11/05/1976Auburn University, Auburn, ALVerenigde Staten
13/05/1976Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LAVerenigde Staten
27/05/1976United States Military Academy, West Point, NYVerenigde Staten
28/05/1976United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MDVerenigde Staten
24/03/1977Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
25/03/1977Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
26/05/1978The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
27/05/1978The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
29/05/1978Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
30/05/1978Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
31/05/1978Music Hall, Boston, MAVerenigde Staten
03/06/1978Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NYVerenigde Staten
07/07/1978The Roxy, Los Angeles, CAVerenigde Staten
21/07/1978Auditorium, Nashville, TNVerenigde Staten
23/08/1978Madison Square Garden, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
29/08/1978Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PAVerenigde Staten
10/09/1978Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OHVerenigde Staten
12/09/1978War Memorial, Syracuse, NYVerenigde Staten
13/09/1978MassMutual Center, Springfield, MAVerenigde Staten
15/09/1978Palladium, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
20/11/1978University of Illinois, Champaign, ILVerenigde Staten
01/12/1978University of Oklahoma, Norman, OKVerenigde Staten
08/12/1978The Summit, Houston, TXVerenigde Staten
09/12/1978Convention Centre, Dallas, TXVerenigde Staten
13/12/1978Tucson Community Center, Tucson, AZVerenigde Staten
16/12/1978Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CAVerenigde Staten
28/12/1978Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PAVerenigde Staten
01/01/1979Richfield Coliseum, Richfield Township, OHVerenigde Staten
11/09/1981Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, ILVerenigde Staten
14/09/1981Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OHVerenigde Staten
25/11/1996Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJVerenigde Staten
26/11/1996Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJVerenigde Staten
18/05/1997Acropolis, NiceFrankrijk
19/05/1997Le Zenith-Omega, ToulonFrankrijk
21/05/1997Teatro Verdi, FlorenceItalië
22/05/1997Teatro Augusteo, NapelsItalië
25/05/1997Palais des congrès de Paris, ParijsFrankrijk
29/05/2000Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UTVerenigde Staten
20/06/2000Madison Square Garden, New York, NYVerenigde Staten
21/11/2002TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, FLVerenigde Staten
24/11/2002Ice Palace, Tampa, FLVerenigde Staten
07/03/2003Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJVerenigde Staten
27/07/2003Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJVerenigde Staten
11/08/2003Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
03/08/2005Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MIVerenigde Staten
21/11/2005Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJVerenigde Staten
22/11/2005Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton, NJVerenigde Staten
04/11/2007Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OHVerenigde Staten
17/03/2008Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WIVerenigde Staten
28/04/2008Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NCVerenigde Staten
28/05/2008Old Trafford, ManchesterGroot Brittannië
28/07/2008Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJVerenigde Staten
08/04/2009Toyota Center, Houston, TXVerenigde Staten
23/08/2009Comcast Center, Mansfield, MAVerenigde Staten
08/10/2009Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJVerenigde Staten
19/10/2009Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
22/11/2009HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NYVerenigde Staten
02/05/2012Prudential Center, Newark, NJVerenigde Staten
28/07/2012Ullevi, GotenburgZweden
29/08/2012Vernon Downs Raceway , Vernon, NYVerenigde Staten
03/09/2012Citizens Bank Park , Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
22/09/2012MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, NJVerenigde Staten
01/11/2012Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PAVerenigde Staten
11/11/2012Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MNVerenigde Staten
18/06/2013Hampden Park, GlasgowGroot Brittannië
26/02/2014Brisbane Entertainment Centre, BrisbaneAustralië
25/02/2016KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NYVerenigde Staten
27/05/2016Croke Park, DublinIerland
29/05/2016Croke Park, DublinIerland
19/06/2016Olympia Stadion, BerlijnDuitsland
30/08/2016MetLife Stadium , East Rutherford, NJVerenigde Staten
01/09/2016Nationals Park , Washington, DCVerenigde Staten
05/09/2016Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VAVerenigde Staten
07/09/2016Citizens Bank Park , Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
09/09/2016Citizens Bank Park , Philadelphia, PAVerenigde Staten
11/09/2016PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PAVerenigde Staten
14/09/2016Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MAVerenigde Staten
27/01/2017Perth Arena, PerthAustralië
21/02/2017AMI Stadium, ChristchurchNieuw Zeeland
03/04/2023Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYVerenigde Staten