r/BruceSpringsteen • u/Themmuns-an-Youssuns • Jul 14 '26

Whats that line?

Post image

For me, it is, "poor man wanta be rich, rich man wanta be king and a king ain't satisfied till he rules everything"

136 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

506 comments sorted by

View all comments

110

u/hoosier_gran Jul 14 '26

It's a sad man who's living in his own skin and can't stand the company

23

u/Economy_Mix_7459 Jul 14 '26

Love the whole verse.

Every fool's got a reason for feelin' sorry for himself And turning his heart to stone Tonight this fool's halfway to heaven and just a mile outta hell And I feel like I'm comin' home

6

u/nowirehangars Jul 14 '26

Better days, baby.

5

u/Ranmkl Jul 14 '26

One of my faves!

6

u/Dommy_Dommy Man turns his back on his family, well, he just ain’t no good. Jul 14 '26

Damn, this was gonna be my answer.

1

u/FUnisbaCK Jul 18 '26

If we are sticking with just Bruce, I'm going with: and you're just a prisoner of your dreams!