Bruce Springsteen - Tucson Train

1 Watch and listen to the song and complete the gaps with the verbs you hear.

I (1)____________ so down and out in 'Frisco

Tired of the pills and the rain

I (2)___________ up, headed for the sunshine

I (3)__________ a good thing behind

Seemed all of our love was in vain

My baby (4)________________ in on the Tucson train

I (5)_____________ here looking for a new life

One I (6)_________________ to explain

To that voice that (7)____________ me awake at night

When a little peace would make everything right

If I (8)____________ just turn off my brain

Now my baby (9)_______________ in on the Tucson train

We (10)_____________ hard over nothing

We fought 'til nothing remained

I (11)________________ that nothing for a long time

Now I (12)____________ my operator's license

And (13)______________ my days just running this crane

My baby (14)______________ in on the Tucson train

Hard work (15)_____________ your mind and body

The hard sun (16)______________ out the pain

If they (17)________________ for me, tell 'em buddy

I (18)________________ down at the station

Just praying to the five-fifteen

I (19)_______________ all God's creation

Just to show her a man can change

Now my baby (20)________________ in on the Tucson train

On the Tucson train

On the Tucson train

Waiting on the five-fifteen

Here she (21)_______________

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Bruce Springsteen

Tucson Train lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

2 Read the song facts and complete the gaps with the following verbs in the correct form.

miss       feature      leave(2)       augment          produce      find       rejoice      direct   be

Songfacts®:

• This rootsy ballad (1)____________ Bruce Springsteen singing of a construction worker who (2)____________ San Francisco for a new life in Arizona. The guy had a volatile relationship with his lover, whom he (3)___________ behind in California. However, after (4)__________ separated, they found they (5)___________ each other; now he (6)_____________ that "baby's coming in on the Tucson train."

• Producer Ron Aniello (7)______________ Springsteen's guitar playing with strings and horns. The roots-rock veteran is a longtime collaborator of The Boss, (8)________ also ___________ his Wrecking Ball and High Hopes albums.

• The black-and-white video (9)_____________ Springsteen and his band, including wife Patti Scialfa, in the studio recording "Tucson Train" live. The performance clip (10)_________________ by Thom Zimny, a longtime chronicler of Springsteen's career. His film credits include The Ties That Bind documentary on the making of The River album and the Springsteen on Broadway Netflix special.

KEY

1. got

2. picked

3. left

4. ‘s coming

5. come

6. wouldn’t have

7. keeps

8. could

9. ‘s coming

10. fought

11. ‘ve carried

12. carry

13. spend

14. ‘s coming

15. ‘ll clear

16. will burn

17. ‘re looking

18. ‘m waiting

19. ‘ll wait

20. ‘s coming

21. comes

KEY

1. Finds

2. Leaves

3. Left

4. Being

5. Missed

6. Rejoices

7. Augments

8. Having produced

9. Features

10. Was directed