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Galveston Bay

questa canzone e' stata 107 x suonata dal vivo .

questa canzone e' stata ascoltata dal vivo da 1734 utenti.

suonata la prima volta su: 21/11/1995

suonata l'ultima volta su: 25/09/2009

Podcast

Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet

Episodio: Galveston Bay

fonte: www.alphabeticalspringsteen.com

dall'album:

Lyrics

Fifteen years Le Bing Son
Fought side by side with the Americans
In the mountains and deltas of Vietnam

In '75 Saigon fell
and he left his command
And brought his family to the promised land

Seabrook Texas and the small towns

in the Gulf of Mexico
It was delta country and reminded him of home

He worked as a machinist, put his money away
And bought a shrimp boat with his cousin
And together they harvested Galveston Bay

In the mornin' 'fore the sun come up
He'd kiss his sleepin' daughter
Steer out through the channel

And casts his nets into the water

Billy Sutter fought with Charlie Company
In the highlands of Quang Tri
He was wounded in the battle of Chu Lai
And shipped home in '68

There he married and worked the gulf fishing grounds
In a boat that'd been his father's
In the morning he'd kiss his sleeping son

And cast his nets into the water

Billy sat in front of his TV as the south fell
And the Communists rolled into Saigon
He and his friends watched as the refugees came
Settle on the same streets and worked the coast they grew up on

Soon in the bars around the harbor was talk
Of America for Americans
Someone said, "You want 'em out, you got to burn 'em out"

And brought in the Texas klan

One humid Texas night there were three shadows on the harbor
Come to burn the Vietnamese boats into the sea
In the fire's light shots rang out
Two Texans lay dead on the ground
Le stood with a pistol in his hand

A jury acquitted him in self defense
As before the judge he did stand

But as he walked down the courthouse steps
Billy said "My friend, you're a dead man"

One late summer night Le stood watch along the waterside
Billy stood in the shadows
His K-bar knife in his hand
And the moon slipped behind the clouds

Le lit a cigarette, the bay was as still as glass
As he walked by Billy stuck his knife into his pocket

Took a breath and let him pass

In the early darkness Billy rose up
Went into the kitchen for a drink of water
Kissed his sleeping wife
Headed into the channel
And casts his nets into the water

Of Galveston Bay
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21/11/1995State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJStati Uniti d'America
22/11/1995Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJStati Uniti d'America
26/11/1995Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CAStati Uniti d'America
27/11/1995Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CAStati Uniti d'America
29/11/1995Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CAStati Uniti d'America
30/11/1995Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CAStati Uniti d'America
03/12/1995Rosemont Theatre, Chicago, ILStati Uniti d'America
05/12/1995Constitution Hall, Washington, DCStati Uniti d'America
06/12/1995Constitution Hall, Washington, DCStati Uniti d'America
08/12/1995Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PAStati Uniti d'America
09/12/1995Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PAStati Uniti d'America
12/12/1995Beacon Theater, New York, NYStati Uniti d'America
13/12/1995Beacon Theater, New York, NYStati Uniti d'America
15/12/1995Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MAStati Uniti d'America
16/12/1995Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MAStati Uniti d'America
17/12/1995Beacon Theater, New York, NYStati Uniti d'America
07/01/1996Place des Arts, MontrealCanada
08/01/1996Massey Hall, TorontoCanada
10/01/1996Fox Theatre, Detroit, MIStati Uniti d'America
11/01/1996Fox Theatre, Detroit, MIStati Uniti d'America
12/01/1996Stambaugh Auditorium, Youngstown, OHStati Uniti d'America
16/01/1996Music Hall, Cleveland, OHStati Uniti d'America
17/01/1996Music Hall, Cleveland, OHStati Uniti d'America
18/01/1996Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MOStati Uniti d'America
22/01/1996Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LAStati Uniti d'America
23/01/1996Jesse Jones Hall, Houston, TXStati Uniti d'America
25/01/1996Music Hall, Austin, TXStati Uniti d'America
26/01/1996Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TXStati Uniti d'America
28/01/1996Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GAStati Uniti d'America
12/02/1996Alte Opera, FrancoforteGermania
14/02/1996Kulturpalast, DresdaGermania
15/02/1996Rudi Sedlmayer Halle, MonacoGermania
17/02/1996CCH Halle 1, AmburgoGermania
18/02/1996Phillipshalle, DüsseldorfGermania
21/02/1996Le Zénith de Paris, ParigiFrancia
22/02/1996Le Zénith de Paris, ParigiFrancia
25/02/1996De Doelen, RotterdamPaesi Bassi
26/02/1996Carré, AmsterdamPaesi Bassi
28/02/1996Apollo Theatre, ManchesterGran Bretagna
29/02/1996Symphony Hall, BirminghamGran Bretagna
02/03/1996City Hall, NewcastleGran Bretagna
03/03/1996Playhouse Theatre, EdimburgoGran Bretagna
13/03/1996The Cirkus, StoccolmaSvezia
14/03/1996Spektrum, OsloNorvegia
16/03/1996Falkoner-Teatret, CopenaghenDanimarca
19/03/1996Kings Hall, BelfastGran Bretagna
20/03/1996The Point, DublinoIrlanda
10/04/1996Auditorium S.Cecilia, RomaItalia
11/04/1996Teatro Smeraldo, MilanoItalia
13/04/1996Teatro Carlo Felice, GenovaItalia
16/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondraGran Bretagna
17/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondraGran Bretagna
19/04/1996ICC, BerlinoGermania
20/04/1996Queen Elizabeth Hall, AntwerpenBelgio
22/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondraGran Bretagna
24/04/1996Brixton Academy, LondraGran Bretagna
25/04/1996Brixton Academy, LondraGran Bretagna
27/04/1996Royal Albert Hall, LondraGran Bretagna
30/04/1996Palais de Congres, StrasburgoFrancia
01/05/1996Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, BruxellesBelgio
02/05/1996Kongresshaus, ZurigoSvizzera
06/05/1996Teatre Tívoli, BarcellonaSpagna
07/05/1996Teatre Tívoli, BarcellonaSpagna
08/05/1996Palacio de Congresos, MadridSpagna
16/09/1996Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PAStati Uniti d'America
18/09/1996Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, CTStati Uniti d'America
19/09/1996Performing Arts Center, Providence, RIStati Uniti d'America
24/09/1996Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MIStati Uniti d'America
25/09/1996University of Akron, Thomas Hall, Akron, OHStati Uniti d'America
26/09/1996University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIStati Uniti d'America
01/10/1996Braden Auditorium, Normal, ILStati Uniti d'America
02/10/1996Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WIStati Uniti d'America
03/10/1996Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MNStati Uniti d'America
15/10/1996Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UTStati Uniti d'America
16/10/1996Paramount Theatre, Denver, COStati Uniti d'America
17/10/1996Paramount Theatre, Denver, COStati Uniti d'America
19/10/1996Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NMStati Uniti d'America
21/10/1996Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZStati Uniti d'America
22/10/1996Civic Theatre, San Diego, CAStati Uniti d'America
23/10/1996Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, CAStati Uniti d'America
25/10/1996Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CAStati Uniti d'America
26/10/1996Event Center Arena, San Jose, CAStati Uniti d'America
28/10/1996Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, ORStati Uniti d'America
29/10/1996Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WAStati Uniti d'America
12/11/1996Shea\'s Perf. Arts Center, Buffalo, NYStati Uniti d'America
13/11/1996Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NYStati Uniti d'America
19/11/1996North Auditorium, Memphis, TNStati Uniti d'America
20/11/1996The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KYStati Uniti d'America
21/11/1996Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, INStati Uniti d'America
03/12/1996Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, FLStati Uniti d'America
31/01/1997Tokyo International Forum Hall, TokyoGiappone
07/02/1997Capitol Theatre, SydneyAustralia
17/02/1997The Palais, MelbourneAustralia
06/05/1997Austria Center, ViennaAustria
15/05/1997Auditorium M.Ravel, LioneFrancia
16/05/1997Opera Berlioz-Le Corum, MontpellierFrancia
18/05/1997Acropolis, NizzaFrancia
19/05/1997Le Zenith-Omega, ToloneFrancia
21/05/1997Teatro Verdi, FirenzeItalia
22/05/1997Teatro Augusteo, NapoliItalia
25/05/1997Palais des congrès de Paris, ParigiFrancia
26/05/1997Palais des congrès de Paris, ParigiFrancia
28/04/2005Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TXStati Uniti d'America
26/07/2005Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NCStati Uniti d'America
04/10/2005Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park, NJStati Uniti d'America
06/10/2005Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NYStati Uniti d'America
25/09/2009Apollo Theater, New York, NYStati Uniti d'America