Lyrics

IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND

Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version


Bruce Springsteen:We said we'd walk together, baby, come what may
That come the twilight should we lose our way
Well if as we're walking a hand should slip free
Well I will wait for you, and if I fall behind wait for me

Steven Van Zandt:Baby, we swore we'd travel, darling, side by side
That we help each other stay in stride
But each, each lover's steps fall so differently
I will wait for you, should I fall behind wait for me

Nils Lofgren:Now everyone dreams of a love lasting and true
But you and I know what this world can do
Patti Scialfa:So let's make our steps clear so the other may see
Lofgren and Scialfa:And I'll wait for you, should I fall behind wait for me

Clarence Clemons:[sax solo]

Clarence Clemons:There's a beautiful river in the valley ahead
There 'neath the oak's bough soon we will wed
Bruce Springsteen:Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees
Well I will wait for you, and should I fall behind wait for me
Clarence Clemons:I will wait for you, and if I fall behind wait for me
Patti Scialfa:Ooh I'll wait for you, should I fall behind wait for me
Steven Van Zandt:I'll wait for you, baby, baby please wait for me
Nils Lofgren:Darling, I'll wait for you, and should I fall behind wait for me
All:I'll wait for you, and should I fall behind wait for me

Info

The above lyrics are for a mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 and 01 Jul 2000 performances of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, during The Reunion Tour. Most of the song's parts are taken from the 01 Jul 2000 show. Listed in chronological order, the mix consists of the following:
- Bruce Springsteen's part is from the 27 Jun 2000 show
- Steven Van Zandt's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Nils Lofgren's part is from the 27 Jun 2000 show
- Patti Scialfa's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Lofgren and Scialfa's duo part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Clarence Clemons' sax solo is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Clarence Clemons' part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Bruce Springsteen's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Clarence Clemons' part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Patti Scialfa's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Steven Van Zandt's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- Nils Lofgren's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show
- The group's part is from the 01 Jul 2000 show


This mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND was not part of the 2001 HBO special (read below), but was included on Live In New York City, both the album and the home video.


Live In New York City

The Reunion Tour concluded with a ten-night stand at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY, between 12 June and 01 July 2000. Footage from the last three nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000) was used in early 2001 for HBO's Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live In New York City TV special. Running at 90 minutes, the film consisted of a 14-song selection from the last two nights (29 Jun and 01 Jul 2000). It first aired on 07 Apr 2001 and was the first ever major televised Bruce Springsteen concert.

In 2001, HBO received six Emmy Award nominations and won two for their acclaimed film.

  • Nominee for "Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program"
  • Winner of "Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multicamera) for VMC Programming"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special"
  • Winner of "Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special"
  • Nominee for "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special"

The full HBO broadcast was released on Live In New York City, both the album (released on 03 Apr 2001) and the home video (released on 06 Nov 2001). The album includes 6 bonus tracks (20 in all) and the home video includes an additional 5 plus one audio track that plays over the end credits (26 in all). These bonus tracks are taken from all three filmed nights (27 Jun, 29 Jun, and 01 Jul 2000) and were not part of the HBO broadcast.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (album)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (album)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (DVD)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -- Live In New York City (DVD)

Live In New York City track list (vinyl edition)

Side 1:

  1. MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. TWO HEARTS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. ATLANTIC CITY [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Side 2:

  1. MANSION ON THE HILL [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. THE RIVER [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. YOUNGSTOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]

Side 3:

  1. MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. BADLANDS [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  3. OUT IN THE STREET [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. BORN TO RUN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Side 4:

  1. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Side 5:

  1. AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. LOST IN THE FLOOD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. DON'T LOOK BACK [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]

Side 6:

  1. JUNGLELAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  2. RAMROD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]

Live In New York City track list (CD edition)

Disc 1:

  1. MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. TWO HEARTS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. ATLANTIC CITY [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  5. MANSION ON THE HILL [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. THE RIVER [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  7. YOUNGSTOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  8. MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  9. BADLANDS [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  10. OUT IN THE STREET [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  11. BORN TO RUN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 2:

  1. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  2. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. LOST IN THE FLOOD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  5. BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. DON'T LOOK BACK [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  7. JUNGLELAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  8. RAMROD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  9. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]

Live In New York City track list (DVD edition)

Disc 1 (original HBO broadcast):

  1. Crowd noise audio over program start
  2. MY LOVE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. PROVE IT ALL NIGHT [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  4. TWO HEARTS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  5. ATLANTIC CITY [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. MANSION ON THE HILL [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  7. THE RIVER [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  8. YOUNGSTOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  9. MURDER INCORPORATED [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  10. BADLANDS [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  11. OUT IN THE STREET [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  12. TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  13. BORN TO RUN [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  14. LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  15. AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
    AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) audio snippet over closing credits [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 1 (New York City Serenade featurette):

  • Interview with Bob Costas [unknown date]
  • BADLANDS snippet [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • PROVE IT ALL NIGHT snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • LIGHT OF DAY snippet [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD snippet [rehearsal]
  • THE TIES THAT BIND snippet [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  • ADAM RAISED A CAIN snippet [Live 27 Jun 2000 version]
  • MURDER INCORPORATED snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • BACK IN YOUR ARMS snippet [Live 27 Jun 2000 version]
  • BORN TO RUN snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • THE PROMISED LAND snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • BLOOD BROTHERS snippet [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  • BLOOD BROTHERS audio snippet over closing credits [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Disc 2 (bonus tracks):

  1. Crowd noise audio over program start [unknown date]
  2. BACKSTREETS [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  3. DON'T LOOK BACK [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  4. DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  5. LOST IN THE FLOOD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  6. BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  7. JUNGLELAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  8. LIGHT OF DAY [Live 29 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  9. THE PROMISE [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  10. THUNDER ROAD [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  11. RAMROD [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
  12. IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
  13. THE E STREET SHUFFLE (audio only playing over closing credits) [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]

Live 2-track promo single

  1. MY HOMETOWN [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]
  2. THIS HARD LAND [Live 29 Jun 2000 version]

The Essential Bruce Springsteen bonus disc

Notes

  • The Live In New York City album was released on CD, Super Audio CD, and vinyl. The home video was released on DVD and VHS.
  • Last three (not two) nights of The Reunion Tour (27 Jun 2000, 29 Jun 2000, and 01 Jul 2000) and a rehearsal were filmed.
  • Jonathan Demme reportedly directed an unreleased video of AMERICAN SKIN (41 SHOTS) during a pre-show rehearsal on 26 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden. Therefore, the rehearsal footage used in the Live In New York City home video most probably took place on 26 Jun 2000 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY.
  • THE GHOST OF TOM JOAD snippet on the featurette is definitely from the rehearsal since it was not played on any of the three nights (27 Jun 2000, 29 Jun 2000, and 01 Jul 2000). What also supports this is the lack of audience shots/noise and camera flashes on the footage.
  • TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT is a mix of the live 29 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version.
  • THUNDER ROAD is a mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version.
  • IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND from the Live In New York City DVD is a mix of the live 27 Jun 2000 version and the live 01 Jul 2000 version.
  • The credits at the end of disc 2 of the Live In New York City DVD state that footage from only the last two nights (29 Jun 2000 and 01 Jul 2000) was used. However, as mentioned above, THUNDER ROAD and IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND contain portions from the 27 Jun 2000 show.
  • The audio playing over the New York City Serenade featurette closing credits is the beginning of BLOOD BROTHERS, looped on itself over and over again, with no vocals but with crowd noise added. The music is the same as the version of that song that appears earlier in the featurette, which was recorded on 01 Jul 2000, so the audio snippet is most probably taken from that version.

Other Official Releases

The live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND also appeared on a promotional single in Italy.

Bruce Springsteen -- "Born In The U.S.A. / If I Should Fall Behind"
Bruce Springsteen -- "Born In The U.S.A. / If I Should Fall Behind"

7" single - Columbia (JC 15604 7) - Italy, 2001

Promotional release for jukebox use.

A1- BORN IN THE U.S.A. [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
B1- IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]

Available Versions

List of available versions of IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND on this website:

IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Album version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 22 Sep 1992 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 13 Dec 1992 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [25 Sep 1999 sound-check version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 27 Jun 2000 / 01 Jul 2000 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 01 Jul 2000 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 03 Oct 2005 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 25 Jun 2006 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Live 19 Nov 2006 version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Dion DiMucci's cover version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Grant McLennan's cover version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Linda Ronstadt's cover version]
IF I SHOULD FALL BEHIND [Faith Hill's cover version]
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