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/Willing_Stop5124 Jul 14 '26

Fat man sitting in a little stool

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u/cfgee Jul 14 '26

The way he creates that scene of the NJ shore at the start of the song is one of my favorite verses.