Bruce Springsteen - Cautious Man Lyrics

Lyrics:
Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road
He walked lookin' over his shoulder and remained faithful to its code
When something caught his eye he'd measure his need
And then very carefully he'd proceed


Billy met a young girl in the early days of May
It was there in her arms he let his cautiousness slip away
In their lovers twilight as the evening sky grew dim
He'd lay back in her arms and laugh at what had happened to him


On his right hand Billy tattooed the word love and on his left hand was the word fear
And in which hand he held his fate was never clear
Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
And with his own hands built a great house down by the riverside


Now Billy was an honest man he wanted to do what was right
He worked hard to fill their lives with happy days and loving nights
Alone on his knees in the darkness for steadiness he'd pray
For he knew in a restless heart the seed of betrayal lay


One night Billy awoke from a terrible dream callin' his wife's name
She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep, a thousand miles away
He got dressed in the moonlight and down to the highway he strode
When he got there he didn't find nothing but road


Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him that he couldn't name
Just as the words tattooed 'cross his knuckles he knew would always remain
At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife's face as the moon shone on her skin so white
Filling their room with the beauty of God's fallen light

I wish I could let my cautiousness slip away....

I'm not sure of Bruce's Faith, anymore, I watch them, from dirt, I don't know what's left maybe dirt, or just dust!

His greatest love song, bar none. Some central lines: "On his right hand Billy tattooed the word love and on his left hand was the word fear; And in which hand he held his fate was never clear - AND - "One night Billy awoke from a terrible dream calling his wife's name
She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep, a thousand miles away
He got dressed in the moonlight and down to the highway he strode
When he got there he didn't find nothing but road" The lesson = you cannot experience what true love is without the risk that it could be taken away. Putting your cards on the table and putting your faith in a romantic partner where the outcome is unknown is the greatest act of love you can give to that other person. That you would put that much faith in them. It's scary as fucking hell - but there is no spark or magic unless you do it. The two things work hand in hand. That's why the album is called "Tunnel Of Love." It's a wild ride, but worth it if the match is right and you work at it. But it takes guts. This has been the central theme of Springsteen's love songs.

My God , when is slows it down , he nails it like no other!

Love this song. Great slow song.

BRUUUUCE!!!!

The Boss.

this one gets me every time.

Wonderful storytelling again from the greatest songwriter on the planet

Torn between this and Downbound Train as they're tied for favorite.