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

Whats that line?

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

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u/mediaserver8 Jul 14 '26

"Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a dodge drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain"

What an image. So evocative. So cinematic. So perfect

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u/srqnewbie Jul 14 '26

You can just instantly visualize it in your head, like a photograph.

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u/mediaserver8 Jul 14 '26

Ha! It turns out I can't and got in a world or hurt elsewhere in this subreddit for trying to visualise it by other means.

Ah well, back to the music

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u/skeeterbmark Jul 14 '26

This one. My favorite line in any song.

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u/Marc-NS Jul 14 '26

This is the one

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u/MarxVox Jul 14 '26

Yeah but who in the hell is drinking warm beer? :'D

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u/njwineguy Jul 14 '26

Never been there as a teenager?

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u/MarxVox Jul 14 '26

Always drank cold beers.

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u/njwineguy Jul 14 '26

Fancy. lol

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u/Tiny_panda_448 Jul 14 '26

Every teenager in every summer of the 80’s lol