Bruce Springsteen - Working On The Highway Lyrics






Friday night's pay night, guys fresh out of work
Talking about the weekend, scrubbing off the dirt
Some heading home to their families, some looking to get hurt
Some going down to Stovell wearing trouble on their shirts
I work for the county out on 95
All day I hold a red flag and watch the traffic pass me by
In my head I keep a picture of a pretty little miss
Someday, mister, I'm gonna lead a better life than this

[CHORUS]
Working on the highway, laying down the blacktop
Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop
Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock
Working on the highway, working on the highway

I met her at a dance down at the union hall
She was standing with her brothers, back up against the wall
Sometimes we'd go walking down the union tracks
One day I looked straight at her and she looked straight back
So I'm...

[REPEAT CHORUS]

I saved up my money and I put it all away
I went to see her daddy but we didn't have much to say
"Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl
She don't know nothing about this cruel, cruel world"
We lit out down to Florida, we got along all right
One day her brothers came and got her and they took me in a black-and-white
The prosecutor kept the promise that he made on that day
And the judge got mad and he put me straight away
I wake up every morning to the work bell clang
Me and the warden go swinging on the Charlotte County road gang
I'm...

[REPEAT CHORUS TWICE]





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  1. K.... L....

    Must be outstanding out there,,WoW! and the boy was singing so welll. and the girls were staring at him as much they could..everybody got a spirit of working on the highway,,,

  2. B.... C....

    Sometimes you go to see a concert and the performers are there but they are not really there. That is never the case with this man. He is always present to his audience and everyone knows it.

  3. a.... d....

    E un piacere vedere cantare tallent Gary!!😘😘😘😍😍😍😌💞💘💕💋

  4. J.... D....

    78 people are either deaf or poor in their musical taste.

  5. g.... ....

    Está canción es la hostia, esto es divertirse sobre un escenario, da gusto verle coño

  6. a.... d....

    Bruce tu Ela tua fantastica band !!! Siete grandi ! Unici!!! Vi amo!!! 😅😅😀😍😘💔♥️🎸🎷🎶🎶💎💋🌟

  7. D.... O....

    Regardless of what it's about or what sort of point there is to it, what a mighty great tune! :)

  8. A.... K....

    This is grunge until it isn’t hooo rah!

    A.... K....

    Watcha talkin' 'bout Amy?? Huh?

  9. C.... N....

    kurva jóóóóóóóóóóóó!!!

  10. C.... R....

    Ridiculously underrated track, makes you wanna bop lol

  11. C.... D....

    🎸‼️The guitar is fantastic! ‼️👍👏🤩

  12. F.... B....

    🎹🎹🎶🎵🎵💗❤😘✌✌

  13. K.... L....

    Just fabulous!! Bravo!!

  14. g.... d....

    good job sir.come on Steve come on Jef come on MAX

  15. L.... T....

    I lived in a towerblock in north london for 12 years imagine the E Street playin below you and you've not even paid the price of a ticket! This is heaven. The council are pussies.

  16. S.... R....

    Only Musician I know who alway's plays for 3 hours every Show.

    S.... R....

    At most Concerts you go for one or two pees or Beers and you miss the show .

  17. t.... ....

    The guy on the drums he so dam good tbh🇬🇧👍

    t.... ....

    Mr Wax Weinberg. The Duke of drums.

  18. E.... M....

    Grandissimo,bravissimo,straordinario.👍

  19. C.... B....

    4'40 > louder, higher possible?

  20. B.... M....

    Verona l'aprile del 1993,io avevo 14 anni e ho partecipato al primo concerto del boss, ricordo l'emozione di quella notte fredda e piovosa e quando ci salutò canto questa canzone,ancora oggi sento la carica e il trasporto di tanti anni fa!

    B.... M....

    Simplesmente Demais!!!

    B.... M....

    Te adoro te admiro e te amamos família Camafeus!!!

  21. R.... H....

    this is SOOO charming !

  22. C.... W....

    Toptoptop

  23. R.... G....

    Bruce, il est trop fort !

  24. V.... B....

    Queria q fosse eterno 🙏💕💕💕💕💕 não existirá outro tão linnndoooo e intenso 🎸🎤💎💎💎💎

  25. D.... M....

    Suuupeeer Bruce hvala🤗

  26. t.... ....

    Jake dam good🇬🇧👍

  27. M.... L....

    THE BEST...
    LOVE YOU

  28. M.... L....

    Lindo,charmoso
    A idade te fez muito bem

  29. C.... K....

    Bruce Springsteen song characters run afoul of state troopers way more than the average person

    C.... K....

    Eres el PUTO AMO i lo sabes

  30. P.... N....

    The Boss will ALWAYS be the BOSS!!!!!! Your songs remind me of some of the happier days of my life! God Bless you!

    P.... N....

    Bruce is called the boss because he is paying the boys and the entire crew their pay check.
    One day, someone of the band or crew asked another band- or crew member a question and the other person said "ask the boss". Since then, he is called the boss. THAT'S ALL.
    Or is he paying your paycheck too? Lucky you then.

  31. A.... D....

    Big BOSS men💪

  32. V.... B....

    É único...top das galáxias 🎸🎤💎 AMOOOOOO 💘

    V.... B....

    Amaaaaaaaamos

    V.... B....

    É vero

  33. T.... D....

    Es lo máximo...

  34. A.... p....

    dancing bruce

  35. P.... L....

    arrasa!

  36. J.... A....

    De mais Bruce ✌️😀✌️🇧🇷

  37. G.... C....

    Excelente...💕💕💕
    Video....
    Mil gracias por compartirlo...saludos a todos....😊😊😊

    G.... C....

    🇧🇷🇧🇷 Brasil ❤️ Bruce

  38. N.... T....

    JUST LIKE ELVIS, FOR MY TASTE OD TWO BIGGER, WHEN IT COMES TO ROCK AND ROL

  39. j.... l....

    Superman himself , He makes it look so easy , What a band simply the best

  40. A.... B....

    You hear it ? yes , the boss and the e street band what can be better than that ? my opinion ,, nothing

  41. M.... &....

    THAT’S HOW YOU DO IT! x

  42. M.... O....

    Lindo Bruce maravilhoso

  43. F.... M....

    THE BEST... LOVE YOU ...

  44. F.... L....

    Perfeito, genial😍😍😍😍😍

  45. S.... G....

    ❤❤❤❤

  46. Z.... G....

    Wspaniale, super Bruce 🇵🇱👍💖😘😍👋

  47. M.... S....

    Quién le puede dar a dislike? Si no gusta, no lo veas! Boss, I love you forever!!

  48. A.... 9....

    that dude knows how to sweat! : )

  49. F.... R....

    🎻🎷🎵🎼Bruce Springsteen playing🎸🎶 and dancing is magical.👀👣👣🇧🇷

  50. M.... B....

    Ach das ist so wunderschön dich mit der E Street Band zusehen. Max Weinberg ist der beste Schlagzeuger den ich kenne. Hoffendlich machst du auch im Jahr 2020 eine Deutschland Tour Bruce, dann kann ich dich auch mal Life sehen 😍💓💓💓.

  51. T.... ....

    So much energy in this song! I love all the extra instruments and back up vocals!

  52. V.... M....

    AMO AMO

  53. W.... G....

    The Boss

  54. C.... F....

    Coisa linda! Meu amor ♡

  55. l.... ....

    Underrated song! Pure joy.

  56. S.... S....

    Boy shake the world !! It's the moment ... we're old not dead !! Peace/Resist

  57. G.... N....

    Not sure you can get a version than this! Probably better than original. The Boss being The Boss of his own music! Haha legend

    G.... N....

    Check your comment before posting it.

    G.... N....

    Simple the best ever

  58. V.... B....

    The Boss 🎸🎤🎷🎹 forever 💘
    Love 💘

  59. k.... w....

    cooooooool!

  60. V.... S....

    Bruce is having fun. ❤

  61. E.... H....

    Super , merci BRUCE !!! encore et encore !!!!!!

  62. M.... ....

    Like it. 👍 17 from 🇯🇵

  63. J.... O....

    Hope to see you soon on E Street, Jutland DK

  64. M.... ....

    The Boss!!!

    M.... ....

    The boss for the band and crew, paying their pay check. That's why they are calling him the boss. Fans took that over, thinking he is the boss in Rock music as MJ was the KING of pop music. Nope. The band and crew gave him that name years ago, because he IS their boss, simple.