"Fugitives Dream" lyrics

"Fugitives Dream"

Sir, I am a pilgrim and a stranger in this land
Once, I had a home here, my salvation was at hand
I lived in a fine home on a far hillside
I had two beautiful children and a kind and loving wife

One day, a man came to town with nothing and nowhere to go
He came to me and he mentioned something I'd done a long time ago
I allowed him into my home on his vow our secret'd never see the light
At night, I'd lay awake in my wife's arms, she sighed, "Joe, are you alright?"

I thought I could hold on, my vows, I tried to keep
Day after day, I felt myself grow weak
One night, I dressed by moonlight and kissed my wife on the cheek
And I fled into the darkness of Union Street

And night after night, the same dream keeps coming 'round
I'm standing high in the green hills on the outskirts of town
The night air fills my lungs and rustles my shirt
In the distance, I can see the building where I used to work

I break through the open fields and out onto Old Town Road
I run faster and faster 'til I feel like my chest'll explode
As I draw near, the town's lit by a red summer moon
I feel your arms around me, I wake up in this room


Writer(s): Bruce Springsteen
compilation: "Tracks II: The Lost Albums" (2025)
Bruce Springsteen - Tracks II: The Lost Albums compilation cover
County Fair
(from "The Essential Bruce Springsteen" compilation)
The Desert (Instrumental)
(Instrumental)
A Prayer By The River (Instrumental)
(Instrumental)
The Western Sea (Instrumental)
(Instrumental)
My Master's Hand (Theme)
(Instrumental)
You May Also Like
INXS - "Never Tear Us Apart" Don't ask me What you know is true Don't have to tell you I love your precious heart I I was standing You were there Two worlds collided And they could never tear us apart We could live For a...
Simon & Garfunkel - "The Sound Of Silence" Hello, darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within...
Tracy Chapman - "Fast Car" You got a fast car I want a ticket to anywhere Maybe we make a deal Maybe together we can get somewhere Any place is better Starting from zero got nothing to lose Maybe we'll make something Me myself...
Dire Straits - "So Far Away" Here I am again in this mean old town And you're so far away from me And where are you when the sun go down? You're so far away from me You're so far away from me You're so far I just can't see...
Billy Joel - "A Matter Of Trust" One, two One, two, three, four Some love is just a lie of the heart The cold remains of what began with a passionate start And they may not want it to end But it will, it's just a question of when...