I was driving through my hometown
I was just kinda killin' time
When I seen a face staring out of a black velvet painting
From the window of the five and dime
I couldn't quite recall the name
But the pose looked familiar to me
So I asked the salesgirl "Who was that man
Between the doberman and Bruce Lee?"
She said "Just a local hero"
"Local hero" she said with a smile
"Yeah a local hero he used to live here for a while"
I met a stranger dressed in black
At the train station
He said "Son your soul can be saved"
There's beautiful women nights of low livin'
And some dangerous money to be made
There's a big town 'cross the whiskey line
And if we turn the right cards up
They make us boss the devil pays off
And them folks that are real hard up
They get their local hero
Somebody with the right style
They get their local hero
Somebody with just the right smile
Well I learned my job I learned it well
Fit myself with religion and a story to tell
First they made me the king then they made me pope
Then they brought the rope
I woke to a gypsy girl sayin' "Drink this"
Well my hands had lost all sensation
These days I'm feeling all right
'Cept I can't tell my courage from my desperation
From the tainted chalice
Well I drunk some heady wine
Tonight I'm layin' here
But there's something in my ear
Sayin' there's a little town just beneath the floodline
Needs a local hero
Somebody with the right style
Lookin' for a local hero
Someone with the right smile
Local hero local hero she said with a smile
Local hero he used to live here for a while
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen, known simply as Bruce Springsteen, is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Long Branch, New Jersey, in 1949. Considered one of the greatest rock songwriters of all time, Springsteen is famous for his epic-narrative songs that tell the everyday lives of Americans, often focusing on themes of work, the working class, and love. His music combines elements of rock and roll, folk, country, and blues, creating a powerful and engaging sound. Springsteen began his career in the 1960s, gaining popularity in the 1970s with albums like *Born to Run* (1975) and *Darkness on the Edge of Town* (1978). He achieved international success with the album *The River* (1980), which cemented his status as a superstar. Among his most famous songs are "Born to Run", "Thunder Road", "Dancing in the Dark", "Glory Days" and "The Rising". Springsteen has been awarded numerous prizes, including a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement, a Pulitzer Prize for Music, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2016 he received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award.
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