Fourth of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (Live at the Palace Theatre, Albany, NY - 02/07/77)

Sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all them stoned-out faces left stranded on this fourth of July
Down in Circuit's full with switchblade lovers, so fast, so shiny and sharp
And them wizards play down on Pinball Way on the boardwalk way past dark
And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open
Like Latin lovers along the shore
Chasin' all them silly New York girls, oh no

Hey Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us, girl
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Love me tonight 'cause I may never see you again
Whoa, oh, Sandy, girl

Well, now the greasers, they tramp the streets or get busted
For trying to sleep on the beach all night
Well, them boys in their spiked high heels
Oh, Sandy, their skin are so white

And me, I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades
And bangin' them pleasure machines
Chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk
Where they all promise to unsnap their jeans

That tilt-a-whirl, you know what
Hey-na-na-na-na, I forgot the words
That Joey kept me spinnin'
Didn't think I'd ever get off

Oh Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life on the water
Running into boardwalk with my old boss's daughter
Got no boss no more

Now, Sandy, the angels have lost their desire for us
Yeah, I spoke to 'em just last night
And they said they won't set themselves on fire for us anymore
Every summer when the weather gets hot
They ride that crazy road down from heaven, on their Harleys they come and they go
See 'em dressed like stars in all the cheap little seashore bars
And parked with their babies out on the Kokomo

Well, the cops finally busted Madame Marie
For tellin' fortunes better than they do
This boardwalk life for me is through
You know, you ought to quit this scene too, yeah

Oh Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
Oh, the pier lights our carnival life forever
Love me tonight and I promise
I promise thre'll be no promises
Woah-oh, Sandy girl

Oh-oh-oh
How 'bout it, Sandy?