Live 05 Dec 2003 version
At sixteen she quit high school to make a fortune in the Promised Land
She got a job behind the counter in an all-night hamburger stand
She wrote faithfully home to mama, "now mama don't you worry none"
From small things, mama, big things one day come
Come on Bobby!
It was late one Friday, she pulled in out of the dark
He was tall and handsome, first she took his order then she took his heart
They bought a house on the hillside, where little feet soon would run
From small things, mama, big things one day come
Oh but love is fleeting, it's sad but true
When your heart is beating, you don't wanna hear the news
She packed her bags and with a Wyomie County real estate man
She ran down to Tampa in an "El Dorado Grande"
She wrote back, "dear mama, life is just heaven in the sun
From small things, mama, big things one day come"
Well she shot him dead on a sunny Florida road
When they caught her all she said was she couldn't stand the way he drove
Back home lonesome Johnny prays for his baby's parole
He waits on the hillside where the Wyomie waters roll
At his feet and almost grown now, a blue-eyed daughter and a handsome son
From small things, mama, big things one day come
Yeah from small things, mama, big things one day come
Whoa from small things, mama, big things one day come
From small things, mama, big things one day come
From small things, mama, big things one day come
The above lyrics are for the live 05 Dec 2003 performance of FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ, during the first of the three 2003 Asbury Park holiday shows. The song was played with Bobby Bandiera.
Bruce Springsteen performed three Asbury Park holiday shows in 2003 (05, 07, and 08 December). Originally these were scheduled for 05, 06, and 07 December, but the 06 December show was rescheduled to 08 December because due to bad weather in the area. These concerts were billed as "Bruce Springsteen with The Max Weinberg 7 and Friends", with The Max Weinberg 7 serving as the house band, and Springsteen bringing guests on and off the stage throughout the shows.
List of available versions of FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) on this website:
FROM SMALL THINGS (BIG THINGS ONE DAY COME) [Official studio version]