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I was out driving, just taking it slow
Look at my tank it was reading low
Pulled in an Exxon station out on Highway One
Look out!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Some damn fool with a guitar walks in off the street
Ain't got nowhere to go, ain't got nothing to eat
Man with a cigar says "sign here son"
Watch out!
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Now it's a sin and it oughta be a crime
You know it happens buddy all of the time
Try to make a living try to have a little fun*
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Held up without a gun
Used as B-sides of HUNGRY HEART, one off-tour live performance on 31 December 1980 in Uniondale, NY, waiting for midnight. Appeared on a promo single in South Africa with FIRE (16 December 1978), BECAUSE THE NIGHT (28 December 1980), and HUNGRY HEART.
These lyrics refer to the unique 31 December 1980 live version (that was released on The Essential bonus disc) and to some studio outtakes that were recorded on 22 February 1980 at Telegraph Hill Studio, Holmdel, NJ. Check also version 2.
* Some sources replace this line by "If I don't break the limit tryin' to have a little fun".
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Liner notes by Bruce Springsteen in the The Essential booklet: