4th of July, Asbury Park (Live 1980)

[Verse 1] Well, Sandy, fireworks are hailing over Little Eden tonight Forcing light into all those stoned-out faces left stranded on this fourth of July Down in the town, the Circuit's full of switchblade lovers, so fast, so shiny, so 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 Chasing all them silly New York girls [Chorus 1] Oh, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us The pier lights our carnival life forever Love me tonight, because I--I may never see you again Whoa, oh, Sandy girl [Verse 2] Well, now, the greasers, ah, they tramp the streets or get busted for trying to sleep on the beach all night And them boys in their high heels--ah, Sandy, their skins are so white And me, I just got tired of hanging in them dusty arcades, banging them pleasure machines Chasing the factory girls underneath the boardwalk Where they all promise to unsnap their jeans And you know that tilt-a-whirl way down on the south beach drag Well, I got on it last night and my shirt got caught And that Joey kept me spinning, I didn't think I'd ever get off [Chorus 2] Oh, Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us The pier lights our carnival life on the water And I remember running down the beach at night with my old boss's daughter Well, he ain't my boss no more, Sandy [Verse 3] Hey Sandy, the angels, they've lost their desire for us You know, I spoke to 'em just last night, and they said they won't set themselves on fire for us anymore And every summer when the weather gets hot, they ride their road down from heaven On their Harleys, they come and they go And you can see 'em dressed like stars in all the cheap little seashore bars And park, making love 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's through You know, you oughta quit this scene, too [Chorus 3] Oh, 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 I swear it! Oh, how 'bout it?