"1971" lyrics

Out on the outskirts of town
I learned to laugh and learned to run
It's where I first drank rum
Underneath the tunnel is where I first kissed her
The one with arms like graffiti
With dreams like stars in her eyes
Chasin' 'em 'til I die

I'm going back to Louisiana
Across to Alabama
Up to Colorado
Drownin' in a bottle
Lost my mind in Oklahoma
Lost my money in Nevada
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Burnin' to be where I belong
In 1971

I took the top off my old K5
Just like a dog
Runnin' in the dead of night
With dreams like stars in her eyes
Chasin' em til I die

I'm going back to Louisana
Across to Alabama
Up to Colorado
Drownin' in a bottle
Lost my mind in Oklahoma
Lost my money in Nevada
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Burnin' to be where I belong
In 1971

Out on the outskirts of town
Where I first sang Born to Run
Behind the double wind
I hear my baby sigh
She wants a runaway American dream
She's standing there with a schoolyard stare
I know I couldn't promise her a thing
And I don't know where dreams will go
But I know where they come from
The futures there but I don't care
Cause I know where I belong
In 1971

I'm going back to Louisana
Across to Alabama
Up to Colorado
Drownin' in a bottle
Lost my mind in Oklahoma
Lost my money in Nevada
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Burnin' to be where I belong
Burnin' to be where I belong
In 1971