The Wish (Springsteen on Broadway)

Dirty old street all slushed up in the rain and snow

Little boy and his ma shiverin' outside a rundown music store window

That night on top of the Christmas tree shines one beautiful star

And lyin' underneath a brand new Japanese guitar

I remember in the mornin', 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

How proud and happy you always looked

Walkin' home from work

If Pa's eyes were windows into a world so deadly and true

Couldn't stop me from lookin' but you kept me from crawlin' through

It's a funny old world, ma, where a little boy's wishes come true

I got a few left in my pocket and a special one just for you

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 and roll bar and we'll go out and dance

Well it was me in my beetle boots

You had 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 waitin' 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, I'm gonna come right out and say it

But if you're lookin' for  a sad song, hell, I ain't gonna play 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, you'll know me in a glance

We'll find us a little rock and roll bar, we'll go out and dance

We'll find us a little rock and roll bar and we'll go out and dance