Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night

[Robroy]

and they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' ready for a fight
gonna see what them racket boys can do

Now there's trouble busin' in from outta state and the D.A. can't get no relief
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade and the gamblin' commission's hangin' on by the skin of its teeth

Well now everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

.............

from Springsteen's 1985 Masterpiece "Nebraska"

[jswordy]

1. ...yeah, they blew up his house too.

Doff yer hat when speaking of the lyric GOD!

[DelawareValleyDem]

2. Brilliant album

check your release date, though.

The Band does a great version of the song.

[jswordy]

5. Only one "version" of Springsteen...the original.

I got a job working construction for the Johnstown Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember
Mary acts like she don't care

But I remember us riding in my brother's car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
they haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse

that sends me down to the river
though I know the river is dry
That sends me down to the river tonight
Down to the river
my baby and I
Oh down to the river we ride

[DelawareValleyDem]

8. Maybe so, but

only one group good enough to be called THE BAND :evilgrin:

[On the Road]

10. Yes, and I Believe Springsteen was Inspired

by Robbie Robertson's storytelling lyrics.

[ucmike]

9. poetry. such a sad song

bruce's old lyrics make me nostalgic for a time i wasn't even involved in.

[jandrok]

3. Down here it's just winners and losers.......

....and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line

[rockymountaindem]

4. I love that song

but just what the hell is the chicken man? Colonel Sanders?

[jswordy]

6. It is a mob name for the guy.

[jswordy]

7. The Chicken Man was a real mobster in Philly.