Album: Born In The U.S.A. (1984)

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• Driving in to Darlington County
  Me and Wayne on the Fourth of July
  Driving in to Darlington County
  Looking for some work on the county line
  We drove down from New York City
  Where the girls are pretty but they just want to know your name
  Driving in to Darlington City
  Got a union connection with an uncle of Wayne's
  We drove eight hundred miles without seeing a cop
  We got rock and roll music blasting off the T-top
  Singing
  
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la, hey eh
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la
  
  Hey little girl, standing on the corner
  Today's your lucky day for sure, all right
  Me and my buddy, we're from New York City
  We got two hundred dollars, we want to rock all night
  Girl, you're looking at two big spenders
  Why the world don't know what me and Wayne might do
  Our pa's each own one of the World Trade Centers
  For a kiss and a smile, I'll give mine all to you
  Come on bab,y take a seat on my fender
  It's a long night and tell me what else were you gonna do?
  Just me and you, we could
  
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la
  
  Little girl, sitting in the window
  Ain't seen my buddy in seven days (play it boys)
  County man tells me the same thing
  He don't work and he don't get paid
  Little girl, you're so young and pretty
  Walk with me and you can have your way
  And we'll leave this Darlington City
  For a ride down that Dixie Highway
  
  Driving out of Darlington County
  Eyes seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
  Driving out of Darlington County
  Seen Wayne handcuffed to the bumper of a state trooper's Ford (woo)
  
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la (ooh yeah)
  Sha la la la la la la (big man)
  Sha la la (where's he going?)
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la (come on)
  
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la
  
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la
  Sha la la (woo)
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la (yeah, we gonna die, woo)
  
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la (hey, yeah, hey, yeah)
  Sha la la
  Sha la la la la
  Sha la la la la la la Writer/s: Bruce Springsteen
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 10

• Trip from AlThe prostitute is because they are equating a NYC streetcorner. But this is Darlington County and its just a pretty little country gal. The girl in the window is Wayne’s little country gal. Too bad they’re underage probably.
• Alan from Forest Acres, ScDarlington County's county seat is located in Darlington, SC, home of the Southern 500 (and the Rebel 500 when this song was written). Darlington is the oldest super speedway on the NASCAR circuit and is known to fans as the track too tough to tame--it opened in 1949. What Springsteen describes happening to this unfortunate foreigner (the word Yankee comes to mind, with longhair a close second) was not unusual in 1978 or in 1984 when the song was finally released. The folks in that part of the state didn't take too kindly to "invaders" such as Yankees and longhairs, and the police would generally make life tough on them if they weren't there to see the race!
• Hedrek from Los Angeles, Ca"Why the world don't know what me and Wayne might do" Freaking hilarious. Never thought Bruce had much wit until this, the whole song taking the piss out of the young dumb American male itching to prop up his leisure time with wild adventures. What was Wayne handcuffed to at the end, the State Trooper's Ford? I revise my earlier statement: f--king hilarious.
• Frank from Lexington, KyWhen you listen to the fade out of this song, there is an obscenity. It's Bruce saying it but he is singing as the character in the song. You may have to turn up the stereo to hear it as the song fades out.
• J.e. from Fredrick, MdThis is a good song. I am from Maryland but now I live in Columbia, South Carolina. I have been to
  Darlington County (but not the famous raceway). Btw I'm not ashamed of living in SC but just too lazy to change my profile.
• Gene from San Diego, CaOkay, Mary is crazy. And Jerry, I think you are right about the prostitute thing. But it isn't about the prostitute, as much as it is about a good time in the city. Great song, love the rythm.
• Mike from Hueytown , AlThis may be my all time favorite Springsteen song. It'll bring chills down your spine
• Mary from St Petersburg, FlI am intrigued that he mentioned the trade center towers years before the 9/11 happened, I always knew my man Bruce was a visionary but darlin ya beat me to it, I can usually predict what is going to happen next, and if i had heard the words of your songs years ago as plain as I hear them now, then maybe my prayers of faith and love and hope might have been heard sooner.
  It is about a young girl hitching around the country like I did and I wish I had met up with a band long ago. Use my name all you please, I love all your music and adore you Bruce I am a diehard energizer bunny fan 4 real. PS Jerry I been to Broken arrow, but can't say I ever prostituted, my pretty smile got me all I ever wanted and my style was a little above being such as those who sell their body and soul, although i been propositioned, I never succumbed to selling my body at all, so I disagree, its not all about a prostitue see , the song says something else only a visionary can see...
• Jerry from Broken Arrow, Oki'm pretty sure its about picking up a prostitute
• Tyler from Hamilton, CanadaA lot of people associate Wayne to being Steve Zan Vandt

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