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Balboa Park

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First time played on: 21/11/1995

Last time played on: 26/05/1997

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Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet

Episode: Balboa Park

Bron: www.alphabeticalspringsteen.com

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Lyrics

He lay his blanket underneath the freeway
As the evening sky grew dark
Took a sniff of toncho from his coke can
And headed through Balboa Park
Where the men in their Mercedes
Come nightly to employ
In the cool San Diego evening
The services of the border boys


He grew up near the Zona Norte
With the hustlers and smugglers he hung out with
He swallowed their balloons of cocaine
Brought 'em across the Twelfth Street strip
Sleeping in a shelter
If the night got too cold
Runnin' from the migra
Of the border patrol


Past the salvage yard 'cross the train tracks
and in through the storm drain
they stretched their blankets out 'neath the freeway
and each one took a name
there was X-man and Cochise
Little Spider his sneakers covered in river mud
they come north to California
end up with the poison in their blood


He did what he had to do for the money
sometimes he sent home what he could spare
the rest went to high-top sneakers and toncho
and jeans like the gavachos wear

One night the border patrol swept Twelfth Street
a big car come fast down the boulevard
spider stood caught in its headlights
got hit and went down hard

As the car sped away Spider held his stomach
limped to his blanket 'neath the underpass
lie there tasting his own blood on his tongue
closed his eyes and listened to the cars
rushin' by so fast
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22/11/1995Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJFeriene Steaten
26/11/1995Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CAFeriene Steaten
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29/11/1995Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CAFeriene Steaten
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03/12/1995Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, ILFeriene Steaten
05/12/1995Constitution Hall, Washington, DCFeriene Steaten
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08/12/1995Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PAFeriene Steaten
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07/01/1996Place des Arts, MontrealKanada
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10/01/1996Fox Theatre, Detroit, MIFeriene Steaten
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28/01/1996Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GAFeriene Steaten
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21/02/1996Le Zénith de Paris, ParysFrankryk
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25/02/1996De Doelen, RotterdamNederlân
26/02/1996Carré, AmsterdamNederlân
28/02/1996Apollo Theatre, ManchesterGrut?Brittanje
29/02/1996Symphony Hall, BirminghamGrut?Brittanje
02/03/1996City Hall, NewcastleGrut?Brittanje
03/03/1996Playhouse Theatre, EdinburghGrut?Brittanje
13/03/1996The Cirkus, StokholmSweden
14/03/1996Spektrum, OsloNoarwegen
16/03/1996Falkoner-Teatret, KopenhagenDenemark
19/03/1996Kings Hall, BelfastGrut?Brittanje
20/03/1996The Point, DublinIerlân
10/04/1996Auditorium S.Cecilia, RomaItaalje
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16/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondenGrut?Brittanje
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19/04/1996ICC, BerlynDútslân
20/04/1996Queen Elizabeth Hall, AntwerpenBelgje
22/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondenGrut?Brittanje
24/04/1996Brixton Academy, LondenGrut?Brittanje
25/04/1996Brixton Academy, LondenGrut?Brittanje
27/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondenGrut?Brittanje
30/04/1996Palais de Congres, StraasburchFrankryk
01/05/1996Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, BrusselBelgje
02/05/1996Kongresshaus, ZurichSwitserlân
06/05/1996Teatre Tívoli, BarselonaSpanje
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27/01/1997Tokyo International Forum Hall, TokyoJapan
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30/01/1997Tokyo International Forum Hall, TokyoJapan
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04/02/1997Concert Hall, BrisbaneAustraalje
05/02/1997Concert Hall, BrisbaneAustraalje
07/02/1997Capitol Theatre, SydneyAustraalje
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11/02/1997Capitol Theatre, SydneyAustraalje
15/02/1997The Palais, MelbourneAustraalje
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06/05/1997Austria Center, WienEastenryk
07/05/1997Austria Center, WienEastenryk
09/05/1997Sala Congresowa, WarsjauPoalen
10/05/1997Sala Congresowa, WarsjauPoalen
12/05/1997Congress Center, PraachTsjechje
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19/05/1997Le Zenith-Omega, ToulonFrankryk
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25/05/1997Palais des congrès de Paris, ParysFrankryk
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