Listen to No Surrender (Live at Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL - 02/01/2023) by Bruce Springsteen

No Surrender (Live at Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL - 02/01/2023)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Lead Vocals

Roy Bittan

Piano

Nils Lofgren

Background Vocals

Patti Scialfa

Background Vocals

Garry Tallent

Bass

Steven Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt

Background Vocals

Max Weinberg

Drums

Jake Clemons

Percussion

Charles Giordano

Charles Giordano

Organ

Soozie Tyrell

Violin

Anthony Almonte

Anthony Almonte

Background Vocals

Ada Dyer

Background Vocals

Curtis King

Background Vocals

Lisa Lowell

Background Vocals

Michelle Moore

Background Vocals

Barry Danielian

Barry Danielian

Trumpet

Ed Manion

Baritone Saxophone

Ozzie Melendez

Trombone

Curt Ramm

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

John Cooper

Recording Engineer

Jon Altschiller

Jon Altschiller

Mixing Engineer

Danielle Warman

Danielle Warman

Additional Engineer

Nic Coolidge

Additional Engineer

Allison Leah

Additional Engineer

Alex Bonyata

Additional Engineer

Lyrics

Well, we busted out of class

Had to get away from those fools

We learned more from a three-minute record, baby

Than we ever learned in school

Tonight, I hear the neighborhood drummer sound

I can feel my heart begin to pound

You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes

And follow your dreams down

Well, we made a promise we swore we'd always remember

No retreat, baby, no surrender

Like soldiers in the winter's night with a vow to defend

No retreat, baby, no surrender

Well, now young faces grow sad and old

And hearts of fire grow cold

We swore blood brothers against the wind

I'm ready to grow young again

And hear your sister's voice calling us home

Across the open yards

Well, maybe we'll cut someplace of our own

With these drums and these guitars

'Cause we made a promise we swore we'd always remember

No retreat, baby, no surrender

Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend

No retreat, baby, no surrender

Hey!

Li li li li li li li, li li-li li li

Li li li li li li li, li li-li li li

Li li li li li li li, li li-li li li

Li li li li li li li, li li-li li li

Now, on the street tonight, the lights grow dim

The walls of my room are closing in

There's a war outside still raging

You say it ain't ours anymore to win

I want to sleep beneath peaceful skies

In my lover's bed

With a wide open country in my eyes

And these romantic dreams in my head

Because we made a promise we swore we'd always remember

No retreat, baby, no surrender

Blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend

No retreat, baby, no surrender

No retreat, baby, no surrender

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Written by: Bruce Springsteen

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