4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (feat. Danny Federici)

Come on, brother

He's gonna be bugging me for a raise in a minute, you gotta cool out some of that out there
Ready?
We'll start
I said, we'll start, just Danny and I

Sandy, fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
Forcin' a light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this fourth of July
Down in town the Circuit's full with switchblade lovers, so fast, so shiny, and sharp
And the 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

Well, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Yeah, love me tonight, for I may never see you again
Hey, Sandy, girl

Well, now, the greasers, they tramp the streets or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night
Them boys in their spiked high heels, ah, Sandy, their skins are so white
And me, I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades, bangin' them pleasure machines
Chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk, where they all promise to unsnap their jeans

You know that tilt-a-whirl way down on the south beach drag
I got on it last night and my shirt got caught
That Joey kept me spinnin'
Didn't think I'd ever get off

Whoa, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life on the water
Yeah, running down the boardwalk with my old boss's daughter
I remember, Sandy, girl

Now, Sandy, yeah, that waitress I was seeing, she lost her desire for me
I spoke with her last night, she said she won't set herself on fire for me anymore
She worked that joint under the boardwalk
She was always the girl you saw boppin' down the beach with their radio
Kids say last night she was dressed like a star in one of them cheap little seashore bars
And parked with her baby out on the Kokomo

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

Well, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
The pier lights our carnival life forever
Oh, love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever
Hey, Sandy, girl

Hey, Sandy, girl

Hey, Danny