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The midnight boys are outside
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Scraping tears up off the street
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Standin' guard beneath the window
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Where only Linda sleeps
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The leader is a kid named Eddie
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Walkin' like an angel in defeat
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He trashes her old man's car, slashes Linda's name in the street
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And calls out
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CHORUS
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Linda will you let me be the one
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Linda will you let me be the one
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Linda will you let me be the one
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Linda will you let me be the one
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In a room full of contenders
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Eddy spars 'til he drops to his bed and surrenders Draped in the scarves
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He stole from Linda's bedroom
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The night he layed at her feet
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When the midnight boys were stranded
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Down on Cason Street
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CHORUS
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In the basement of St Mary's
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Eddy hides from the rain
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In with the stolen sisters 'til the streets are dry again
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Talkin' fast cars and spare parts
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Empty homes and hearts
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Distant worlds with strange girls
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And kneeling with Linda in the dark
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CHORUS
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Linda let me be the one
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Bruce Springsteen |