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Track

Lonesome Day

Label
Columbia Records
Release Date
30 July 2002
Lyrics
Once I thought I knew
Everything I needed to know about you
Your sweet whisper, Your tender touch
But I didn't really know that much
Joke's on me, It's gonna be okay
If I can just get through this lonesome day

Hell's brewin' dark sun's on the rise
This storm'll blow through by and by
House is on fire, Viper's in the grass
A little revenge and this too shall pass
This too shall pass, I'm gonna pray
Right now all I got's this lonesome day

It's alright... It's alright... It's alright

Better ask questions before you shoot
Deceit and betrayals bitter fruit
It's hard to swallow, come time to pay
That taste on your tongue don't easily slip away

Let kingdom come I'm gonna find my way
Through this lonesome day

Appears On

The Rising
15 Songs 2002
The Essential Bruce Springsteen
42 Songs 2003
London Calling: Live in Hyde Park
29 Songs 2010
Live in Barcelona
24 Songs 2003
Greatest Hits (2009)
12 Songs 2009
MusiCares Person Of The Year: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
21 Songs 2014
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