She'll let you in her house
If you come knockin' late at night
She'll let you in her mouth
If the words you say are right
If you pay the price
She'll let you deep inside
But there's a secret garden she hides
She'll let you in her car
To go drivin' round
She'll let you into the parts of herself
That'll bring you down
She'll let you in her heart
If you got a hammer and a vise
But into her secret garden, don't think twice
You've gone a million miles
How far'd you get
To that place where you can't remember
And you can't forget
She'll lead you down a path
There'll be tenderness in the air
She'll let you come just far enough
So you know she's really there
She'll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say
She's got a secret garden
Where everything you want
Where everything you need
Will always stay
A million miles away
A 1995 recording released for the first time on Greatest Hits in 1995. Used in the soundtrack of the movie Jerry Maguire, 1996. One performance in the Reunion tour on 22 June 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
Released on singles in 1995, 1996, and 1997 with THUNDER ROAD (22 September 1992), BECAUSE THE NIGHT (28 December 1980), PINK CADILLAC, MURDER INCORPORATED (21 February 1995), THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD, MISSING, HIGH HOPES, BLOOD BROTHERS, and many others... Also included on the bonus CD-5 with the Blood Brothers video (VHS format).
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Liner notes by Bruce Springsteen in the Greatest Hits booklet: