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Born down in a dead man's town, The first kick I took was when I hit the ground, You end up like a dog that's been beat too much, Till you spend half your life just covering up...

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
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Because we lived in the presence of the church and the convent and the rectory and the school 24-7. And this was an enormous cornerstone in the lives of my entire family. They were all pretty serious Catholic churchgoers.
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A dream of life comes to me, like a catfish dancing on the end of the line.
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More than rich, more than famous, more than happy...I wanted to be great.
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You can beat on your chest, hell, any monkey can.
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Is a dream a lie if it don't come true? Or is it something worse?
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Just sitting around waiting for my life to begin, while it was all just slipping away.
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We said we'd walk together baby come what may.That come the twilight should we lose our way.If as we're walkin a hand should slip free,I'll wait for you And should I fall behind,Wait for me.
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