Album: The River (1980)

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• I met a little girl and I settled down
  In a little house out on the edge of town
  We got married, and swore we'd never part
  Then little by little we drifted from each other's heart
  
  At first I thought it was just restlessness
  That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep
  In the end it was something more I guess
  That tore us apart and made us weep
  
  I'm driving a stolen car
  Down on Eldridge Avenue
  Each night I wait to get caught
  But I never do
  
  She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote
  When our love was young and bold
  She said last night she read those letters
  And they made her feel one hundred years old
  
  And I'm driving a stolen car
  On a pitch black night
  And I'm telling myself
  I'm gonna be alright
  But I ride by night
  And I travel in fear
  In this darkness I will disappear Writer/s: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 4

• Gregor 1972 from GlasgowJay from Galloway, NJ's comment nailed the best description for me. Allegory, metaphor, interpretation are universal yet immediately personal and relatable.
  Bruce is a genius.
• Leif from Copenhagen, DenmarkThanks Jay. It is one of my favourite songs, but I have always wondererd about the lyrics. But your interpretation sounds extremely plausibel, and at least for me, sounds just right
• Ross from Offaly, Irelandstolen car on the tracks album is 1 of the best springsteen songs, he should have put that version on tunnel of love
• Jay from Galloway, NjThe "stolen car" is allegorical. This is a story about a person who feels he is living a lie or "driving a stolen car." The car driving represents traveling through life. The fact that it's stolen suggests this person's life is "someone else's" or untrue (his marriage/relationship/life).Many of Springsteen's songs are allegorical. They appear to be very simple on the surface but are often quite complex. The man's a poet.

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