Introduction to Land of Hope and Dreams
Good Evening!
It’s great to be in Manchester and back in the U.K. Welcome to the Land of Hope & Dreams Tour! The mighty E Street Band is here tonight to call upon the righteous power of art, of music, of rock ‘n’ roll in dangerous times.
In my home, the America I love, the America I’ve written about, that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration.
Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy and the best of our American experiment to rise with us, raise your voices against authoritarianism and let freedom ring!
Land of Hope and Dreams
Grab your ticket and your suitcaseThunder’s rolling down the tracksYou don’t know where you’re goin’ nowBut you know you won’t be back
Darlin’ if you’re wearyLay your head upon my chestWe’ll take what we can carryAnd we’ll leave the rest
Big Wheels rolling through fieldsWhere sunlight streamsMeet me in a land of hope and dreams
I will provide for youAnd I’ll stand by your sideYou’ll need a good companion forThis part of the ride
Leave behind your sorrowsLet this day be the lastTomorrow there’ll be sunshineAnd all this darkness past
Big wheels roll through fieldsWhere sunlight streamsMeet me in a land of hope and dreams
This train – Carries saints and sinnersThis train – Carries losers and winners
This Train – Carries whores and gamblersThis Train – Carries lost soulsThis Train – Dreams will not be thwartedThis Train – Faith will be rewarded
This Train – Hear the steel wheels singin’This Train – Bells of freedom ringin’This Train – Carries broken-heartedThis Train – Thieves and sweet souls departed
This Train – Carries fools and kingsThis Train – All aboard
This Train – Dreams will not be thwartedThis Train – Faith will be rewardedThis Train – Hear the steel wheels singin’This Train – Bells of freedom ringin’
