Album version
Pour me a drink Theresa in one of those glasses you dust off
And I'll watch the bones in your back like the Stations of the Cross
'Round your hair the sun lifts a halo, at your lips a crown of thorns
Whatever other deals gone down, to this one I'm sworn
I'll work for your love dear
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
The dust of civilizations and love's sweet remains
Slip off of your fingers and come drifting down like rain
The pages of Revelation lie open in your empty eyes of blue
I watch you slip that comb through your hair and this I promise you
I'll work for your love dear
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
[Instrumental]
Well tears, they fill the rosary at your feet, my temple of bones
Here in this perdition we go on and on
Now our city of peace has crumbled, our book of faith's been tossed
And I'm just down here searching for my own piece of the cross
In the late afternoon sun fills the room with the mist in the garden before the fall
I watch your hands smooth the front of your blouse and seven drops of blood fall
I'll work for your love dear
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
What others may want for free
I'll work for your love
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and released on his 2007 album Magic. The above lyrics are for Bruce Springsteen's album version of I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE as released in 2007.
It's unknown when exactly I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was written, but the song was recorded during the Magic recording sessions which took place between March and May 2007 at Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, GA. Soozie Tyrell contributes violin on this track.
Magic is Bruce Springsteen's fifteenth studio album. It was released on 02 Oct 2007 on Columbia Records. The album was officially announced, along with its track listing, on 16 Aug 2007. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and was recorded between March and May 2007 at Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, GA.
Magic was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album but failed to win. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, becoming Springsteen's eighth number one album in the U.S. and selling about 335,000 copies in its first week. Magic also peaked at number one in several European countries including the UK.
The album features 12 tracks and clocks at 50:48. The twelfth track is bonus hidden track that was added to the album two weeks after the album was announced.
In preparation for the Magic Tour, I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE is known to have been practiced during at least two of the private rehearsals that took place in September 2007 in Asbury Park prior to the tour's first leg.
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed 18 times during the Magic Tour (100 dates, October 2007 to August 2008).
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed once during the Working On A Dream Tour (83 dates, April to November 2009), on 22 Nov 2009 in Buffalo, NY (the tour's final date). The live 22 Nov 2009 version of I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was released on the HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY 11/22/2009 official live download in 2016.
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed 3 times during the Wrecking Ball Tour (133 dates, March 2012 to September 2013). The song was played solo acoustic.
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed four times during the High Hopes Tour (34 dates, January to May 2014). The song was played solo on acoustic guitar. Audio recordings for most High Hopes Tour shows are officially available for purchase. See the live 12 Feb 2014 version for more details.
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed once during The River Tour 2016 (75 dates, January to September 2016), on 05 Jun 2016 in London, England. The song was played in a solo acoustic guitar and harmonica arrangement. Audio recordings for all The River Tour 2016 shows are officially available for purchase. See the live 05 Jun 2016 version for more details.
Bruce Springsteen appeared at a total of six Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers concerts at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, in 2010, 2011, and 2014. I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed on 03 Nov 2011, 04 Nov 2011, and 23 May 2014. The song was played in a solo acoustic arrangement.
Bruce Springsteen has been performing on almost all the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefits since 2007. I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE was performed during the tenth (2016), twelfth (2018), thirteenth (2019), fifteenth (2021), and sixteenth (2022) annual benefits. The song was played solo acoustic. See the live 01 Nov 2016 version for more details.
At least one artist has recorded and released Bruce Springsteen's I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE.
Thanks Ugo C, Silvio, and Antholis for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE on this website:
I'LL WORK FOR YOUR LOVE [Album version]
