Secret Garden
My name is Frank Davis
Driver Dixie 109
I was out on Highway 17
Just south of the Camden Line
It was down there in the heart of Wilsonville
Where I met my fate
She was standin' outside the barroom
Said she was waitin' for a date
But I knew that, that was just a line
And I knew I was messin' with the losin' kind
Well I knew what we were both doin'
And I knew that you can't win
But when the light turned green, I reached across the seat
Popped the lock and she slid in
She said she liked Mexican music
She knew a place if I had the time
Well we had a few drinks and we danced a while
I pulled her close, she didn't mind
And what I knew kinda slipped my mind
And I couldn't resist her messin' with the losin' kind
Well we drove around in my Buick
Gettin' drunk and havin' fun
Well we ended up at this Best Western
Out on Highway 101
It was around 3 A.M. we went out
To this empty little roadside bar
It was there the cash register was open
It was there I hit that guy too hard
But I knew when I hit him for the second time
That one attracts the other when you're the losin' kind
Well I grabbed her hand to get out of there
And I felt like I was gonna be sick
And half hour later the sleet started comin' down
And that highway got pretty slick
I seen some lights in my rearview mirror
I guess I panicked and I gave her a gun
Well then I wrapped us around a telephone pole
South on Highway 101
Well she just stumbled out onto the bank
And sat down in a pout
Well I kicked out the driver side window
But buddy when I got out
Well all I had to greet me
Was a highway patrolman's .45
He looked at the wreck and then he said
"Son, you're lucky to be alive"
Well sir I'll think that one over if you don't mind
Now luck ain't much good to you when it's the losin' kind
Driver Dixie 109
I was out on Highway 17
Just south of the Camden Line
It was down there in the heart of Wilsonville
Where I met my fate
She was standin' outside the barroom
Said she was waitin' for a date
But I knew that, that was just a line
And I knew I was messin' with the losin' kind
Well I knew what we were both doin'
And I knew that you can't win
But when the light turned green, I reached across the seat
Popped the lock and she slid in
She said she liked Mexican music
She knew a place if I had the time
Well we had a few drinks and we danced a while
I pulled her close, she didn't mind
And what I knew kinda slipped my mind
And I couldn't resist her messin' with the losin' kind
Well we drove around in my Buick
Gettin' drunk and havin' fun
Well we ended up at this Best Western
Out on Highway 101
It was around 3 A.M. we went out
To this empty little roadside bar
It was there the cash register was open
It was there I hit that guy too hard
But I knew when I hit him for the second time
That one attracts the other when you're the losin' kind
Well I grabbed her hand to get out of there
And I felt like I was gonna be sick
And half hour later the sleet started comin' down
And that highway got pretty slick
I seen some lights in my rearview mirror
I guess I panicked and I gave her a gun
Well then I wrapped us around a telephone pole
South on Highway 101
Well she just stumbled out onto the bank
And sat down in a pout
Well I kicked out the driver side window
But buddy when I got out
Well all I had to greet me
Was a highway patrolman's .45
He looked at the wreck and then he said
"Son, you're lucky to be alive"
Well sir I'll think that one over if you don't mind
Now luck ain't much good to you when it's the losin' kind
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NOTES
La version studio de Losin' Kind a été enregistrée entre le 17 décembre 1981 et le 03 janvier 1982, à Thrill Hill East (Colt's Neck, NJ). Cette version est la seule version officielle.
Bruce Springsteen chant, guitare, percussion
Bruce Springsteen chant, guitare, percussion
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"J'ai cherché et cherché encore un meilleur titre. J'y ai passé beaucoup d'heures mais ce n'est pas bon. J'aime les couplets mais je n'arrive pas à trouver de meilleure fin. C'est une sorte d'histoire à la James M. Cain. Elle pourrait être jouée plutôt avec le groupe. Trois prises - toutes avec des changements mineurs dans les paroles (le 1er et le dernier couplet)" (Note de travail de Bruce Springsteen adressée à Jon Landau)
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