Wrecking Ball

Bruce Springsteen has writen some of the best lyrics of anyone in rock, so one could excuse him for writing some clunkers in the past few years. But on his stunner of a new album, Bruce reaches lyrical heights that astound even this longtime fan.

One of my favorites is the third verse of the title track; "Wrecking Ball". The song was inspired a couple years ago when the city of N.J. tore down the classic Meadowlands Stadium. Leave it to Bruce to take that seemingly insignificant event and write a truly poignant anthem about aging and coming to terms with it.

"Now when all this steel and these stories, they drift away to rust
And all our youth and beauty, it's been given to the dust
When the game has been decided and we're burning down the clock
And all our little victories and glories, have turned into parking lots
When your best hopes and desires are scattered through the wind
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
And hard times come, and hard times go
Yeah just to come again
Bring on your wrecking ball!"

The power of rock and roll on full display, yet again......