WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN

Live 15 Mar 2012 version

Come on Steve!

I been knocking on the door that holds the throne
I been looking for the map that leads me home
I been stumbling on good hearts turned to stone
The road of good intentions has gone dry as a bone
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
Come on!

From Chicago to New Orleans, from the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun shack to the Superdome
Ain't no help, the cavalry stayed home
There ain't no one hearing the bugle blowin'
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
Go!

(Hoo hoo-hoo hoo hoo hoo-hoo-hoo)
(Hoo hoo-hoo hoo hoo hoo-hoo-hoo)
(Hoo hoo-hoo hoo hoo hoo-hoo-hoo)
(Hoo hoo-hoo hoo hoo hoo-hoo-hoo)

Where're the eyes, the eyes with the will to see
Where're the hearts that run over with mercy
Where's the love that has not forsaken me
Where's the work that will set my hands, my soul free
Where's the spirit that'll reign, reign over me
Where's the promise from sea to the shining sea
Where's the promise from sea to the shining sea
That wherever this flag is flown
That wherever this flag is flown
That wherever this flag is flown

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
Hey, hey!!
Hey, hey!!
Hey, hey!!
Hey, hey!!

Hey, hey!!
Hey, hey!!
Hey, hey!!
Hey, hey!!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 15 Mar 2012 performance of WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN at Moody Theater in Austin, TX, during an intimate concert following Bruce Springsteen's keynote speech at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival.

Promotional poster for the 15 Mar 2012 SXSW event in Austin, TX
(Taken from Brucebase)

Partial pro-shot video of the live 15 Mar 2012 performance of WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN was subsequently posted on Bruce Springsteen's official website and Bruce Springsteen's YouTube channel.

Bruce Springsteen performing WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN on 15 Mar 2012 at Moody Theater, Austin, TX (taken from the official online video)]

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