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You can't start a fire Worrying 'bout your little world falling apart This gun's for hire Even if we're just dancing in the dark

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
Guitarist
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Long Branch
New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
The Boss
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