Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Six months and a day after I made my way into this world Bruce Springsteen released his album “Nebraska”.  I stumbled upon Justin Townes Earle’s version of “Atlantic City” from that album courtesy of A.V. Club series “undercover”.  Me likes, and thinks you will too.  

Note: It’s sponsored by Budweiser, so sit tight thru the short 15 second commercial in the beginning.


Justin Townes Earle covers Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics

Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night now they blew up his house too 
Down on the boardwalk they’re gettin’ ready for a fight gonna see what them racket boys can do 

Now there’s trouble busin’ in from outta state and the D.A. can’t get no relief 
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade and the gamblin’ commissions hangin’ on by the skin of its teeth 

Everything dies baby that’s a fact 
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back 
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City 

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away 
But I got in too deep and I could not pay 
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust 
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus 

Everything dies baby that’s a fact 
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back 
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City 

Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold but with you forever I’ll stay 
We’re goin’ out where the sands turnin’ to gold so put on your stockin’s cause the nights gettin’ cold and maybe everything dies 
That’s a fact but maybe everything that dies someday comes back 

Now I been lookin’ for a job but it’s hard to find 
Down here it’s just winners and losers and

don’t get caught on the wrong side of that line 
Well I’m tired of comin’ out on the losin’ end 
So honey last night I met this guy and I’m gonna do a little favor for him 
Well I guess everything dies baby that’s a fact 
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back 
Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty and meet me tonight in Atlantic City

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