Bruce Springsteen Rosalita (come Out Tonight) Lyrics

Rosalita (come Out Tonight) Lyrics

Spread out now Rosie, doctor come cut loose her mama's reins
You know playin'
blind man's bluff is a little baby's game
You pick up Little Dynamite, I'll
pick up Little Gun
And together we're gonna go out tonight and make that
highway run
You don't have to call me lieutenant, Rosie, and I don't want to
be your son
The only lover I'm ever gonna need's your soft, sweet, little
girl's tongue
And Rosie, you're the one

Dynamite's in the belfry,
baby, playin' with the bats
Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's
tryin' out his attitude on all the cats
Papa's on the corner, waitin' for
the bus
Mama, she's home in the window, waitin' up for us
She'll be there
in that chair when they wrestle her upstairs, 'cause you know we ain't gonna
come
I ain't here on business, baby, I'm only here for fun
And Rosie,
you're the one

(CHORUS) Rosalita, jump a little higher
Senorita, come
sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Rosalita,
you're my stone desire

Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knee Willie, don't you
know they're gonna be there
Sloppy Sue and Big Bone Billy, they'll be coming
up for air
We're gonna play some pool, skip some school
Act real cool,
stay out all night, it's gonna feel alright
So Rosie, come out tonight,
little baby, come out tonight
Windows are for cheaters, chimneys for the
poor
Closets are for hangers, winners use the door
So use it, Rosie,
that's what it's there for

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Now, I know your mama,
she don't like me, 'cause I play in a rock and roll band
And I know your
daddy, he don't dig me, but he never did understand
Your papa lowered the
boom, he locked you in your room-- I'm comin' to lend a hand
I'm comin' to
liberate you, confiscate you, I want to be your man
Someday we'll look back
on this and it will all seem funny
But now you're sad, your mama's
mad
And your papa says he knows that I don't have any money
Your papa
says he knows that I don't have any money
Oh, your daddy says he knows that
I don't have any money
Well, tell him this is his last chance to get his
daughter in a fine romance
'Cause a record company, Rosie, just gave me a
big advance

And my tires were slashed and I almost crashed, but the Lord
had mercy
And my machine, she's a dud, out stuck in the mud somewhere in the
swamps of Jersey
Well, hold on tight, stay up all night, 'cause Rosie, I'm
comin' on strong
By the time we meet the morning light, I will hold you in
my arms
I know a pretty little place in Southern California, down San Diego
way
There's a little cafe, where they play guitars all night and day
You
can hear them in the back room strummin'
So hold tight, baby, 'cause don't
you know Daddy's comin'
Everybody sing

Rosalita, jump a little
higher
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't
no liar
Oh Rosie, you're my stone desire

Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey
hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey