The Wish (Springsteen on Broadway)

Dirty old street all slushed up in the rain and snow Little boy and his ma shivering outside a rundown music store window That night on top of a Christmas tree shines one beautiful star And lying underneath a brand new Japanese guitar I remember in the morning, ma, hearing your alarm clock ring I'd lie in bed and listen to you gettin' ready for work The sound of your makeup case on the sink And the ladies at the office, all lipstick, perfume and rustlin' skirts And how proud and happy you always looked walking home from work If pa's eyes were windows into a world so deadly and true You couldn't stop me from looking but you kept me from crawlin' through And it's a funny old world, ma, where a little boy's wishes come true Well, I got a few in my pocket and a special one just for you [Chorus] It ain't no phone call on Sunday, flowers or a Mother's Day card It ain't no house on a hill with a garden and a nice little yard I got my hot rod down on Bond Street, I'm older but you'll know me in a glance We'll find us a little rock 'n' roll bar and we'll go out and dance [Verse 2] Well, it was me in my Beatle boots, you in pink curlers and matador pants Pullin' me up off the couch to do the twist for my uncles and aunts Well, I found a girl of my own now, and I popped the question on your birthday She stood waiting on the front porch while you told me to get out there And say what I had to say Well, last night we all sat around laughin' at the things that guitar bought us And I laid awake thinkin' 'bout the other things it's brought us Well, tonight I'm takin' requests here in the kitchen This one's for you, ma, let me come right out and say it But if you're lookin' for a sad song, hell I ain't gonna play it [Chorus] Ain't no phone call on Sunday, flowers or a Mother's Day card It ain't no house on a hill with a garden and a nice little yard I got my hot rod down on Bond Street, I'm older but you'll know me, you'll know me in a glance We'll find us a little rock 'n' roll bar and we'll go out and dance We'll find us a little rock 'n' roll bar and we'll go out and dance