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Bruce Springsteen ~ Local Hero


I was driving through my hometown I was just kinda killin' time When i seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting From the window of the five and dime I couldn't quite recall the name But the pose looked familiar to me So i asked the salesgirl "who was that man Between the doberman and bruce lee?" She said "just a local hero" "local hero" she said with a smile "yeah a local hero he used to live here for a while" I met a stranger dressed in black At the train station He said "son your soul can be saved" There's a beautiful women nights of low livin' And some dangerous money to be made There's a big town 'cross the whiskey line And if we turn the right card up They make us boss the devil pays off And them folks that are real hard up They get their local hero Somebody with the right style They get their local hero Somebody with just the right smile Well i learned my job i learned it well Fit myself with religion and a story to tell First they made me the king then they made me pope Then they brought the rope I woke to a gypsy girl sayin' "drink this" Well my hands had lost all sensation These days i'm feeling all right 'cept i can't tell my courage from my desperation From the tainted chalice Well i drunk some heady wine Tonight i'm layin' here But there's something in my ear Sayin' there's a little town just beneath the floodline Needs a local hero Somebody with the right style Lookin' for a local hero Someone with the right smile Local hero local hero she said with a smile Local hero he used to live here for a while Lisa lowell, backing vocals Patti scialfa, backing vocals Soozie tyrell, backing vocals more free lyrics

I was driving through my hometown
I was just kinda killin' time
When i seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting
From the window of the five and dime
I couldn't quite recall the name
But the pose looked familiar to me
So i asked the salesgirl "who was that man
Between the doberman and bruce lee?"
She said "just a local hero"
"local hero" she said with a smile
"yeah a local hero he used to live here for a while"

I met a stranger dressed in black
At the train station
He said "son your soul can be saved"
There's a beautiful women nights of low livin'
And some dangerous money to be made
There's a big town 'cross the whiskey line
And if we turn the right card up
They make us boss the devil pays off
And them folks that are real hard up
They get their local hero
Somebody with the right style
They get their local hero
Somebody with just the right smile

Well i learned my job i learned it well
Fit myself with religion and a story to tell
First they made me the king then they made me pope
Then they brought the rope

I woke to a gypsy girl sayin' "drink this"
Well my hands had lost all sensation
These days i'm feeling all right
'cept i can't tell my courage from my desperation
From the tainted chalice
Well i drunk some heady wine
Tonight i'm layin' here
But there's something in my ear
Sayin' there's a little town just beneath the floodline
Needs a local hero
Somebody with the right style
Lookin' for a local hero
Someone with the right smile
Local hero local hero she said with a smile
Local hero he used to live here for a while

Lisa lowell, backing vocals
Patti scialfa, backing vocals
Soozie tyrell, backing vocals

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