Bruce Springsteen - This Hard Land Lyrics






Well, hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds I've sown
Can you give me a reason, sir, as to why they never grown
They just blown around from town to town back out on to these fields
Where they fall from, from my hand back into the dirt of this hard land
Come on!

Well, me and my sister from Germantown, yeah, we did ride
And we made our beds, sir, from the rock on the mountain side
We've been blowing around from town to town looking for a place to land
Where the sun could break through the clouds and fall like a circle, like a circle of fire down on this hard land

Well, now even the rain it don't come around, don't come around here no more
And the only sound at night's the wind slamming that back porch door
Yeah, it stirs you up like it wants to just blow you down, twisting and churning up the sand
Leaving all them scarecrows lying face down into the dirt of this hard land

Well, from a building up on the hill I hear a tape deck blasting "Home On The Range"
And I can hear them bar rim choppers sweeping low across the plains
It's me and you Frank, we're looking for lost cattle, our hooves twisting and churning up the sand
Yeah, we're riding in the whirlwind, searching for a treasure way down south of the Rio Grande
We're riding cross that river in the moonlight way up onto the banks of this hard land

Well, hey Frank, won't you pack your bags and meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall
Ah, just one kiss from you my brother and we'll ride until we fall
We'll sleep out in the fields, we'll sleep by the rivers, and in the morning we'll make a plan
Well, if you can't make it, stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive if you can and meet me in a dream of this hard land
Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa!





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  1. b.... ....

    Bravo!!!!!! Every time I listen to you my soul feeds on the essence of life. The stories you tell are stories, lives and dreams of all men. Thank you

  2. Z.... ....

    thanks so much ! Bruce

  3. R.... G....

    Yo cuándo fui Niño quería ser Camioneros.Ahora soy un Pequeño Aprendiz.Sacando a Mis Futuros Inviernos de Minas y Energía.

  4. a.... ....

    His bleeding finger comes perfect with this song !

  5. a.... d....

    Questa canzone tocca il cuore!! L,interpretazione di Bruce e toccante!!😥😥😮😌😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘

  6. 1.... ....

    Wow, just wow.

  7. E.... C....

    @BRUCE💙 SPRINGSTEEN🗽 💝👏👏👏I LOVE YOU 💎

  8. C.... W....

    Amazing

  9. M.... V....

    I turn 52 today. I wasn't feeling it. But he's right. The older you get, the more it means. Thanks.

    M.... V....

    Best wishes - happy anniversary !!! xD

  10. N.... N....

    Can't imagine what life would be like Bruce

    N.... N....

    *without Bruce

  11. M.... H....

    Yeas Bruce.....another 50+....been listening since the beginning💕🎼🎸🎷🎹🎻🎤and that fabulous harmonica...2020 tour🍻

  12. J.... P....

    Why is this song included in a list of covers?

  13. A.... M....

    💙🍃🌸🍃💙👣💐

  14. S.... d....

    A DRIFTERS MUSICAL DREAMER.

  15. S.... d....

    ICONIC AMERICAN STORYTELLER,THEY WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER,BOSS.

  16. M.... ....

    Brucie 😍❤

  17. V.... B....

    Nunca ameiiiiiiiii um cantor assim 👏👏👏🎤🎸🎷🎹💎💎 💕💕💕

  18. N.... C....

    The day (I hope a long while now) Bruce passes away they better mourn him as much as they did Michael Jackson.

  19. N.... C....

    Bruce doesn't have 50 years left but as of 2019 I hope he has 15 at least.

  20. L.... W....

    The older you get the more it means!

  21. M.... ....

    Love you Bruce! 🎸❤

  22. J.... S....

    Since 1975 I have been listening to this man's artistry...through years as a single man, through years as a married man and father, through years as a single man again...his music has been my companion. He will probably never fully understand what it is like to be on the receiving end of his musical genius. But for what it is worth, Bruce you have moved us in ways few artists can. And we, your fans, are forever grateful for your presence in our lives.

  23. P.... C....

    still epic

  24. D.... T....

    My Bruce....

  25. p.... l....

    i was there , THE BOSS

  26. S.... S....

    America has ALWAYS been great...thank you Bruce!

  27. S.... B....

    I just wish Bruce's political views were as good as his songs...

  28. M.... B....

    I Love you 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

  29. S.... S....

    lindo...lindo!! Wow!!

  30. V.... B....

    Já adimiro tocar um instrumento,imagina dois? essa vóz...senhor é muito linnndaaaa💓💓💓👏👏👏👏 🙏nota milllll 📢

  31. A.... R....

    Love you Bruce, you make me feel a whole lot better. Xx

  32. V.... S....

    ❤❤ Bruce Always.

  33. p.... t....

    My dream Song

  34. F.... H....

    This song makes me think of my dear Brother. He passed away in November 2017. We both loved BS. Songs. We have been listening to BS. Since the 80's. I am 40 now. My Brother became only 44. " hey Raymond wont you pack your bags and meet me down at liberty hall. Just one more kiss from you my Brother and we'll ride until we fall. We'll sleep in the fields, we'll sleep by the rivers. And in the morning we' ll make a plan. Well if you Cant make it stay hard, stay Hungry, stay alive if you can. And meet me in a Dream of this hard land". ♥ I miss him every day. 😢MY heart is 💔

  35. M.... F....

    I read the comments below, and it i realise that Bruce ....it just means more, i love you man, and all springsteen fans that feel like this, your my brothers and sisters xxx

  36. N.... P....

    Hey there mister can you tell me what happened to the seeds I've sown
    Can you give me a reason sir as to why they've never grown
    They've just blown around from town to town
    Till they're back out on these fields
    Where they fall from my hand
    Back into the dirt of this hard land
    Now me and my sister from Germantown
    We did ride
    We made our bed sir from the rock on the mountainside
    We been blowin' around from town to town
    Lookin' for a place to stand
    Where the sun burst through the cloud
    To fall like a circle
    Like a circle of fire down on this hard land
    Now even the rain it don't come 'round
    It don't come 'round here no more
    And the only sound at night's the wind
    Slammin' the back porch door
    It just stirs you up like it wants to blow you down
    Twistin' and churnin' up the sand
    Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' face down
    Face down in the dirt of this hard land
    From a building up on the hill
    I can hear a tape deck blastin' "Home on the Range"
    I can see them Bar-M choppers
    Sweepin' low across the plains
    It's me and you Frank we're lookin' for lost cattle
    Our hooves twistin' and churnin' up the sand
    We're ridin' in the whirlwind searchin' for lost treasure
    Way down south of the Rio Grande
    We're ridin' 'cross that river
    In the moonlight
    Up onto the banks of this hard land
    Hey Frank won't ya pack your bags
    And meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall
    Just one kiss from you my brother
    And we'll ride until we fall
    We'll sleep in the fields
    We'll sleep by the rivers and in the morning
    We'll make a plan
    Well if you can't make it
    Stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive
    If you can
    And meet me in a dream of this hard land
    Songwriters

  37. p.... t....

    eccezionale!

  38. D.... F....

    Love you.. Bruce... ! ❤

  39. b.... z....

    what happened to his hand, seems bleeding

  40. R.... F....

    Bruce takes you on a journey to parts of America you've never been and probably never will. Wonderful! 👍

  41. E.... C....

    Venue? July 28, 2013

  42. o.... ....

    I was there! Worth the trip to Ireland from Midwest USA. "The older you get, the more it means." Indeed, indeed, Mr. Springsteen.

  43. F.... R....

    very intense

  44. A.... L....

    I don't talk much in a land that is expected to talk. It's a hard land. I feel to much. I think to much. But I don't have words to say to another person. Life is unique.

  45. A.... L....

    Why I do a lot of childish things? Because the older I get, the more that it means to me; the more that life means to me and be really myself. I don't care what people say. When you waste a lot of years being unhappy trying to make people happy, the more you understand that life is short and you do you.

    Take care of yourself.

  46. r.... P....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Bruce Springsteen 😍

  47. r.... P....

    Amooo músicas de Bruce

  48. S.... ....

    Always have and always will love this guy

  49. H.... M....

    what a singer bruce I adore you

  50. A.... S....

    Is his hand bleeding at the end?

  51. L.... N....

    He is The biggest ever.

  52. a.... m....

    Hey there mister can you tell me
    What happened to the seeds I've sown
    Can you give me a reason, sir, as to why they've never grown
    They've just blown around from town to town
    Back out on these fields
    Where they fall from my hand
    Back into the dirt of this hard land

    Well me and my sister
    From Germantown we did ride
    We made our bed, sir
    From the rock on the mountainside
    We been blowin' around from town to town
    Lookin' for a place to stand
    Where the sun burst through the clouds and fall like a circle
    A circle of fire down on this hard land

    Now even the rain it don't come 'round
    Don't come 'round here no more
    And the only sound at night's the wind
    Slammin' the back porch door
    Yeah it stirs you up like it wants to blow you down
    Twistin' and churnin' up the sand
    Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' facedown
    In the dirt of this hard land

    From a building up on the hill
    I can hear a tape deck blastin' "Home on the Range"
    I can hear them Bar-M choppers
    Sweepin' low across the plains
    It's me and you, Frank, we're lookin' for lost cattle
    Our hooves twistin' and churnin' up the sand
    We're ridin' in the whirlwind searchin' for lost treasure
    Way down south of the Rio Grande
    We're ridin' 'cross that river in the moonlight
    Up onto the banks of this hard land

    Hey, Frank, won't you pack your bags
    And meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall
    Just one kiss from you, my brother
    And we'll ride until we fall
    Well sleep in the fields
    We'll sleep by the rivers
    And in the morning we'll make a plan
    Well if you can't make it stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive if you can
    And meet me in a dream of this hard land
    הצג פחות
    השב

  53. R.... R....

    this is the story of hard work american people... AWESOME

  54. W.... ....

    Great song!!! It sounds brilliant live!!

  55. D.... A....

    That is wright Boss !!!!!! Rock Legend !!!!

  56. C.... M....

    Reminds me of the Grapes of Wrath.

  57. A.... C....

    This song reminds me of my Great Uncle Frank and my Great Aunt Irene.

  58. N.... G....

    Hey there mister can you tell me
    What happened to the seeds I've sown
    Can you give me a reason, sir, as to why they've never grown
    They've just blown around from town to town
    Back out on these fields
    Where they fall from my hand
    Back into the dirt of this hard land

    Well me and my sister
    From Germantown we did ride
    We made our bed, sir
    From the rock on the mountainside
    We been blowin' around from town to town
    Lookin' for a place to stand
    Where the sun burst through the clouds and fall like a circle
    A circle of fire down on this hard land

    Now even the rain it don't come 'round
    Don't come 'round here no more
    And the only sound at night's the wind
    Slammin' the back porch door
    Yeah it stirs you up like it wants to blow you down
    Twistin' and churnin' up the sand
    Leavin' all them scarecrows lyin' facedown
    In the dirt of this hard land

    From a building up on the hill
    I can hear a tape deck blastin' "Home on the Range"
    I can hear them Bar-M choppers
    Sweepin' low across the plains
    It's me and you, Frank, we're lookin' for lost cattle
    Our hooves twistin' and churnin' up the sand
    We're ridin' in the whirlwind searchin' for lost treasure
    Way down south of the Rio Grande
    We're ridin' 'cross that river in the moonlight
    Up onto the banks of this hard land

    Hey, Frank, won't you pack your bags
    And meet me tonight down at Liberty Hall
    Just one kiss from you, my brother
    And we'll ride until we fall
    Well sleep in the fields
    We'll sleep by the rivers
    And in the morning we'll make a plan
    Well if you can't make it stay hard, stay hungry, stay alive if you can
    And meet me in a dream of this hard land

    N.... G....

    N Granero i

  59. R.... M....

    Saw him in Ottawa in 2012 with my brother and our children aged 22 and 23 best live concert I ever saw in my life I am now 58

  60. R.... M....

    Love the man.."stay hard stay hungry if you can and meet me in a dream of this hard land"
    Words to live by.

  61. V.... S....

    the boss &the E street band are simply the best

  62. �.... ....

    tsuyoshi nagabuchi !!!!!!! hehe

  63. F.... ....

    you came into my life when i was just 13 ..i am 44 now. man..you changed my life. you stuck with me thru everything. i do everything the right way (or least i try) .. you inspired everything man. what can i say but you are my big brother i never had.

    F.... ....

    Flying-Experience I know that feeling!

    F.... ....

    Flying-Experience nice spoken

    F.... ....

    wonderful comment and i think i know what you're talking about ;)

    F.... ....

    Flying-Experienc

  64. g.... b....

    Maan! 😃

  65. F.... J....

    Great Bruce Springsteen

  66. U.... P....

    Stupenda...

  67. M.... ....

    This song is not a cover. Bruce originally wrote and recorded it for BITUSA and later released it on his outtakes collection.

  68. J.... H....

    At the begging the Boss states in July of 2014 it will mark 50 years of performing. I think when Bruce went to school he must have been absent on the day when have a bad day was taught. He always seems to be upbeat and caring. Not stuck up and surrounded by a team of bodyguards. He relates to everyone.

  69. J.... Q....

    'Be good to yourself.'

    J.... Q....

    I wish I could.

  70. M.... S....

    It's been more than 3 years since Bruce played in my home town Kilkenny. It ment a lot to have him here. To me this was one of his finest concerts. Amazing evening

  71. R.... G....

    I get emotional everytime I watch this.. great performance, great story.

  72. D.... D....

    everyone of his songs are better in concert. So much better live

  73. W.... G....

    God what an imaginary gig that would have been. Bruce and Woody Guthrie. Maybe a younger Dylan would have put in an appearance. This way madness lies. If wishes were fishes etc...

  74. t.... ....

    The older I get the more Bruce and his songs mean to me. And everything they stand for.

    t.... ....

    Couldn't agree more!

    t.... ....

    He's a close second to Peter Townshend for me.

  75. R.... W....

    The Boss just gets better with age. One of the greatest songwriters and performers of our time.

  76. C.... C....

    I like Bowie's version better!

    C.... C....

    lol,Bowies version ? Haha,thats not a cover,is a original Bruce Song :-)

  77. s.... c....

    I was there.......

    s.... c....

    You are a very lucky person.

  78. b.... ....

    just love this guy and the e street band you are the best of the best!

  79. L.... F....

    One of my all time favorites!

  80. S.... G....

    Fantástico!

  81. H.... M....

    Mr i con say happy new years to everyone this from Harold motosrni knew him when he was in Nome Alaska I broke his nose when it was cold I had leather gloves on

  82. A.... L....

    amazing....great artist and it seems to be an all around great guy!

  83. a.... b....

    Life has to have value.

  84. a.... b....

    People deserve to live a decent life. they deserve to believe dreams can come true.

    a.... b....

    That's how life should be

  85. a.... b....

    When you said "Stay Alive" are you talking about Jade Helm and depopulation.

  86. a.... b....

    Rabbii Cahn is wrong about the seventy weeks of Daniel.

  87. S.... T....

    YOUTUBE...WHY ARE THERE NEVER A DATE OF RECORDING ON THESE VIDEOS

    S.... T....

    Shala Taebi July 28 2013, I was there

  88. J.... A....

    Perfect Song! !!!!

  89. L.... ....

    Can I ask a crazy question?  Is this available on DVD? It seems if Vevo is trying to sell something here, they might as well tell you what to buy LOL.

  90. c.... ....

    I don't know any other singer in this world that could create such an thrilling atmosphere, such an intense feeling with just his guitar, his harmonica, his incredible strong voice and his wonderful poetry.

    c.... ....

    WELL SAID!!!

    c.... ....

    Ever hear of Bob Dylan

    c.... ....

    Bob Dylan..

    c.... ....

    @Peter Dunn Dylan is the new Springsteen...

  91. L.... J....

    Un altra canzone che fa parte del mio cuore e della mia vita, grazie Bruce <3

    L.... J....

    @Loredana Lorelai Jo Una bellissima canzone che rimarra'nella storia)*

  92. D.... L....

    Magical!

    D.... L....

    @Destiny32 LoveMagia -Genio-Personalita'-Poesia--"TUTTO" BRUCE SEMPRE!

  93. g.... ....

    ..the older you get....the more it means...

  94. R.... v....

    The older you get, the more it means!! This counts for me too Bruce!! Thank you for all the wonderful songs and performances in all those years!

  95. c.... k....

    Beautiful, incredibly intimate. Never fails to give me goosebumps.

    c.... k....

    @cormac kelly Unico:Dalla prima volta che l'ho ascoltato da un CD dei miei genitori la potenza della sua voce mi ha conquistata:

  96. J.... P....

    Absolutely the best singer, songwriter, poet, and performer ever!! Loved you Bruce since I was12 years old! What joy you have brought me!

    J.... P....

    @Jennifer Phillips AFTER BOB AND JOHNNY CASH FOR SURE.

    J.... P....

    @Jennifer Phillips Anche io l'ho amato dal momento che l'ho sentito e l'ho seguito in alcuni suoi live.

    J.... P....

    @Johnny Vins Ioli metterei tutti e 3 al primo posto!!!!!