Live 08 May 2013 version
One, two, one two three four
When we fight and I wanna talk it out
You won't say nothing, nothing at all
You just sit there, you won't open that pretty mouth
I think you like keeping my back up against the wall
Wages of sin, you keep me paying
Wages of sin, for wrongs that I've done
Wages of sin, you keep me paying
Wages of sin, one by one
I walk in the apartment and there's clothes thrown all over the place
You're crouched in the corner with makeup running down your face
I don't wanna believe what my, what my heart keeps saying
You keep me on the line so you can keep me paying
Wages of sin, we keep paying
Wages of sin, for the wrongs that we've done
Wages of sin, we keep paying
Wages of sin, that's how we have our fun
Ah ah ah
I remember when I was a little boy here the cottonwoods grow tall
Trying to make it home through the forest before the darkness falls
Baby all the sounds I heard, even if they weren't real
I was running down that broken path with the devil snapping at my heels
I tried so hard, so hard in every way
Swore someday I'd grow up and just throw it all away
Cried all the tears, baby, that I could cry
Stomached all my fears 'til they came rushing up inside
Darling I'm losing and it's a mean game
Still I play on and on just the same
Wages of sin, I keep paying
Wages of sin, for some wrong that I've done
Wages of sin, I keep on paying
Wages of sin, one by one
Ah ah ah
The above lyrics are for the live 08 May 2013 performance of WAGES OF SIN at HK Areena in Turku, Finland, during the Wrecking Ball Tour. This is the only live performance of the song to date. It was played in an arrangement very close to the studio version.
Pro-shot video of the entire live 08 May 2013 performance of WAGES OF SIN was posted in March 2014 on Bruce Springsteen's official website and Bruce Springsteen's YouTube channel. On his website, Springsteen introduces the clip: "Here's one of my best and least known songs, played only once and recorded at our show in Turku, Finland. We've finally got a beautiful Thom Zimny edit and Bob Clearmountain mix for you. Thanks Nicholas!"
List of available versions of WAGES OF SIN on this website:
WAGES OF SIN [Official studio version]