Bruce Springsteen - If I Was The Priest (Official Audio)
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Lyrics:
There's a light on yonder mountain
And it's callin’ me to shine
There's a girl over by the water fountain
And she's askin’ to be mine
And Jesus is standin’ in the doorway
In a buckskin jacket, boots and spurs so fine
He says, “We need you son tonight up in Dodge City'
’Cause there's just too many outlaws tryin’ to work the same line”
Now if Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
If Papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys tryin’ to work the same line
Well sweet Virgin Mary runs the Holy Grail saloon
For a nickel she’ll give you whiskey and a personally blessed balloon
And the Holy Ghost is the host with the most, he runs the burlesque show
Where they’ll let you in for free and they hit you when you go
Mary serves Mass on Sunday and then she sells her body on Monday
To the bootlegger who pays the highest price
He don't know he got stuck with a loser, she's a stone junkie what’s more she’s a user
She's only been made once or twice by some kind of magic
If Jesus was a sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
And Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many outlaws tryin’ to work the same line
Well things ain't been the same in heaven since big bad Bobby came to town
He's been known to down eleven, then ask for another round
Me, I’ve got scabs on my knees from kneeling way too long
It’s about time I played the man and took a stand where I belong
Forget about the old friends and the old times
There's just too many new boys tryin’ to work the same line
If Jesus was a sheriff and I were the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
And Papa rode shotgun for the Fargo line
There's just too many outlaws tryin’ to work the same line
Well there's a light on yonder mountain
And it's callin’ me to shine
There's a girl over by the water fountain
She's asking to be mine
Jesus is standin’ in the doorway
Six guns drawn and ready to fan
Said, “We need you son tonight up in Dodge City"
I told him I was already overdue for Cheyenne
If Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
And Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys tryin’ to work the same line
If Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest
If my lady was an heiress and my Mama was a thief
And Papa rode shotgun on the Fargo line
There's still too many bad boys tryin’ to work the same line
If Jesus was the sheriff and I was the priest
#BruceSpringsteen #LetterToYou #IfIWasThePriest - Hudba
At 71 sounding like he's back in his 20s. Truly a gift.
The harmonica in the end of the song is proof that The Boss is, and always will be, immortal.
Saw him in Cardiff last night 5/5/24 , he sang this, Amazing, The legend, The Boss!!!❤
And me. Just had to hear it again now. The one and only Boss.
I was there too, that's why I'm here also @@owainglyndwr6777
I'm going to Sunderland and really hoping he covers it there.
Lucky woman ! I hope to see Bruce in Barcelona in a few days, if his voice allows it. And enjoy Boss and best music in history !!!
This 71-year-old man is the future of rock
100
And has been for 50 years plus .........
The boss, new album very beautiful CD. The number one
@@paolonigra8615 It really is an incredible album. This one is one of the real highlights. One of the hardest things in music even if you are quite good, is to sing a mid tempo song with pure emotion and damn near all over do it...Not here.
True
In the 80s my dad would ask me if I went to church on Sunday. I said yes, I went to the church of Bruce. His music truly has touched my heart and soul for 45 years and counting!
Amen, brother!
Amen!
Desde 1970, Bruce pide a todos sus compañeros de la EStreet Band, rezar el Padrenuestro, todos haciendo un círculo cogidos de la mano.
No empieza ningún concierto sin hacerlo.
AMÉN.
Imagine having this song in your back pocket for 50 years. Epic.
Both brilliant versions, decades apart 🎶some kind of magic🎶
Right? It's an amazing testament to his songwriting that THIS song never made the cut. I'd give my arm to write songs like this, he has it in his back catalogue just waiting to be good enough to make it on an album.
I remember listening to the original version of this 20 years ago on a tape of his rare recordings. Very different version. But this version rips it up! Great job Bruce!
One of his audition songs for Jon Hammond with Mike Appel.
A crime!
So he had this in his back pocket for almost 50 years! Tremendous Love Bruce!
I nearly never comment, but this is bloody amazing. It brings tears of joy to my eyes.
I have been listening to this man for over 40 years now and he never ceases to amaze me.
Live long Bruce.
Me too!!!
Same here.Just totally awesome songwriter performer etc etc
He is the past, the present and the future of the rock, and overall the boss of the music. Now and forever Bruce, I love your lyrics and this fantastic music.
Stay always with us.
In every Situation in my life he has a song to understand was is going on and this over 50 Years. To say Thanks can never be enough
I started listening to Bruce in 1984, and his words and music have gotten me through some very tough times in my life. He sings for all of us. Thank you
Fantastically good...amazing to know that 'The Boss' sat on this song for the best part of fifty years...
I have been a homeless veteran I heard this song it made me pick up the pieces and rebuild
Thanks Bruce
This man is incredible. Knocked the dust off of a nearly 50 year-old demo track and turned it into a masterpiece.
🎶some kind of magic🎶
😘👌❤🎼🎶🎸🎵
@@christineplumeri6994 )
He sure did.
this song sends a shiver up my spine. at 62 years old, it is rare. Amazing tune, Bruce is the best of the best. My Mount Rushmore of rock has one person on it and his name is Bruce Springsteen
Yes it does, yes it does
One of his best songs that never made the cut. His cuts are top 10s for most. A poet like no other. God bless bruce. If we only had more like that it would be a better world. Nuf sed.
AGREE
It comes out of his soul that’s why 😊♥️
Ohhhhh....pure classic Springsteen. I love that man. (it's ok...my husband is totally alright with that). lol
I just came across this song and it moved me....this man's music has the ability to do that...even in bad times I can remember hearing his music and feeling uplifted....what a gift.
Watch the video 😉
Just seen him perform this in Cardiff - shivers down the spine
This song has touched me recently; I’ve been listening to the live versions on E-Street Radio, and it is constantly running through my head. My favorite Springsteen songs are “Darkness on the Edge of Town” and “The Promised Land,” but there is something magical with this song that brings a calm over me.
I love Bruce because he so often sings about places -- the real places where real people live, struggle and love -- and by doing that, he's shown us the real America beyond the media capitals and glitz cities.
Every time I listen to this album I find a new favorite song
I was worried. Reading Bruce was resurrecting a 1972 demo for his new album. Back of my head I was thinking 'filler'. Sorry i ever doubted him. This is stunning. I love the whole album. And as I am a Glass half Empty Man, please take care of yourself Boss. We all need you in this New Normal. Much love to Bruce and the E Street Band and all Tramps Like Us. x
That voice, listening since 73’. Loved him when I first saw him in 78’, love him now.
Bruce rocks! God bless everyone
An instant rock and roll classic.
Hey Bruce, the songs from "Letter to you" make me smile, nostalgic, happy, melancholic...lighten up today's everday life with all these stressful news. They touch me extraordinarily, I get goose bumps! Thanks!
It is stunning to me that Bruce's music is so timeless that this song could have been written yesterday, but is instead from decades ago.
I heard this last night in Houston. Reminded me why he spoke to me when I was 15 - aware and accountable mind ❤
"The Future of Rock n Roll"...thank you Bruce!
Imagine this song being played on front of a huge, very huge crowd (as usual as for his concerts)...Let's dismiss this current times and I believe we will cry together again in a stadion where anybody is alive out there! This masterpiece needs definetely an audience!
Oh please yes. Take anything you want, but reward me with this experience once again!
this and Ghosts back to back. place goes crazy.
What about an outdoor concert (weather permitting) -- there have already been many massive protests outdoors, and large Trump rallies have also been common outdoors. Bruce and others deserve this also, outdoors with masks should be allowed!
Will happen. It's why Bruce and his people exist in the first place. A song held in the back pocket for 50 years? Think about this. Something that never made an album is 500x better than any clown can come up with today, tomorrow, or ever..... Anyone who doesn't think he's the greatest writer of our time hasn't read anything. It's that simple.
Bruce once (in the 70s) said this was a song he'd never play live. Let's hope he's changed his mind.
Pure magic this song THANKS Bruce your music is a spiritual experience
Amazing....amazing...amazing full version band.....Thanks Bruce and great The E Street Band.
Lyrics take us back 50 years - this song is truly Epic!!!
I can only dream of hearing this live, front and center with warm weather and surrounded by good people. I pray that day comes soon, this album is breathtaking for me. It hits on so many emotions I didn't know I had. But I wouldn't expect anything else from Bruce and E-Street. ♥️♥️🎶✌🏻
Just seen the future of rock and roll and his name is bruce springsteen,long may he live🙏🙏
the biggest masterpiece of the last two decades
This was a masterpiece 50 years ago, it's just aged very well.
Bruce wrote this song nearly 50 years ago, when he was still trying to find his own writing style. Dylan was his songwriting hero then, and it shows with this brilliant song. It sounds great even now especially with the great E Street Band behind him.
Thought of Dylan too,
He has a classic American voice, understands the working man and family struggles, and you can hear the love of the guitar in his music
Incredible. At 71 revisiting the song he wrote in his early 20s and finding a connection.
Great observation. When I was in college, I couldn't relate to stuff I'd written three years earlier as a high school senior.
i just turned 63 i have been listening to Bruce since I was 14 -- I found myself back then turning the volume up and still do today he is on the top of a list of the great ones
Amazing after all these years THEY can still do it
Great album by The Boss and the E Street Band!
i go to sleep listening to ur great tunes 62 and will always go to bruces gigs .. you just have to tune into a legend named the boss u rock bruce ❤
Best song off this album - I have been a Bruce fan for over 40 yrs - took my kids to his concert in the Motor City - my daughter is getting married this fall she selected ' When You Ned Me' as our song - they still listen to him as well - only getting better - thanks Bruce from Canada
Poetry with perfection. The man is pure genius. They broke the mold when they made Bruce. We won’t see that too soon again so listen hard to these magical lyrics
Wow! Just when I was giving up on 2020, I hear this song and my eyes tear up, goosebumps appear on my arms and I feel alive again. Holy shit Bruce! Thank you for this album. See you on tour! AWESOME
This song has a very catchy melody!! It sounds old but new at the same time🤩🎸
Yep:
it is.
Cannot stop playing this song , true classic Bruce , Had to go out driving to get full volume going.
Exactly!!
Beware of those speed cameras 😉👌
try headphones lol....but yes, superb song
Me too!!!
I had enough trouble last week keeping my speed down on I-64 playing the Live at Hammersmith album. But yeah, this is definitely a road song
I just cannot stand radio stations that play the same songs over and over again each day. But I played this song probably for the 10th time today... Whats wrong with me? It’s fantastic!
I REALLY CAN'T STOP PLAYING THIS SONG
IT HAS GOT ME TOO . THE LYRICS , BRUCE ' S VOICE & THAT GOD DAMN BAND .
Me too
me too! one time I played it 5 times in a row.
I know what you mean his voice in this song is awesome the band too the lyrics
This new album is a bloody masterpiece. I 'm especially happy that Bob Clearmountain mixed the songs. "If I was The Priest" is one of the best songs on this album that has only great songs. And that is very rare these days. Thanks Bruce!
Yes, god bless Bob Clearmountain for doing a stellar job on the mix.. Amazing....
@@CraigFall Amen
@@PeteHopeless I'm a 72 year-old woman and I can't stop listening to this amazing album. I love this song the most, too...maybe. All the songs are works of art. Bruce could have published a hundred books of poetry. His lyrics are extraordinary. The music is a bonus, just candy for fans like you and me. The band is right on point as well. Hmm...should I play this album again or go back in time and choose different songs. But what would I choose!?
@@jerrisilver2 Have a listen to Tracks - Cd 03 - Frankie.
Or here: czcams.com/video/T-IZWISZ8CY/video.html. Greetings from a 62 year old musician and Bruce fan from Germany, my dear.
@@PeteHopeless Frankie is my favorite Bruce song.Extremely moving.
Awesome song
Oh my lord, that's a classic on first listen.
i am 50 years old from hungary and a fan still 1984. me and my friend made a fanzine..."cadillac ranch"
Maybe the best Song of the album
Us Bruce fans long for the day when we can go to a Bruce concert and listen to the great man and the E Street Band play this.
I’m still shocked that it’s 2020 and I’m listening to Bruce sing an official cut of “If I Was The Priest.”
There is literally no one or nothing that comes close to musical perfection than Bruce.
Simply sublime. The album is just amazing 👌
This is another amazing song from Bruce Springsteen... I am addicted
Bruce you are a fine aged wine 🍷 just get better with time.
Can't wait to hear this song in concert!
I’ve heard the demo from 1972…I’ve heard the studio version from 2020…I’ve heard the live versions from the current tour in 2023…they all grab me in different ways. This is an amazing song from one my generations greatest songwriters. I REFUSE to turn off E-Street Radio when this song plays.
One of the best songs in lyrics and sound I've ever heard in my life!!!!!
Why do I feel like Bruce and the band are giving us a beautiful gift?
Because they are ❤
The Glory of the Boss & The Glorious E Street Band .
Listened to his interview on E Street. This? On the original demo tape he sent to John Hammond! FIFTY YEARS ago???? Said he was working on Tracks Two when he found the tape and listened. He felt it still relevant and wanted the ESB treatment....good....lord. His unreleased songs could fill 10 number 1 albums....never before has an artist even relevant for 50 years like Bruce...
Amen!
Un católico nunca deja de serlo. Mal que nos pese. Qué belleza, Bruce. You're great. Forever.
My kind of Bruce!
Fabulous.
This mixture of the whimsy early 70s Dylan inspired lyrics, Bruce's wizened older voice and the E Streets band kicker backing works wonders.
Feels like a beefed up campfire song in the best way possible.
This man will never age and neither will his music. Always fresh and powerful, he'll continue to write the soundtrack of our lives.
Completely agree with you Anastasia. The emotion in his lyrics will always warm our hearts.
That’s why we called him the “ Boss “.
Best song by far on the new album. And actually better than the older versions I’ve heard. Bruce’s more weathered voice helps in this case
Simply an epic song that's been almost hidden away for 50 years!
Simplismente linda👏👏👏👏🙌❤️
Best song Springsteen has had in years
this is from way back: 45 yrs or so.Had it on boot for nearly that long --acoustic long before e-street band. yet, it's still a good song, enjoy
He wrote it in 1971 when he was 22 years old.
He is some kind of magic.
Waaw what an amazing awesome album!!
A greatful and strong song, as the rest of the album. Age is just a number, has nothing to do with your mind, your opinion or the way you perform the music. Just like Dylan. Last time he was in north of Norway, in a live concert, he said he would play as long as the sun was shining. Midt summer in norh of Norway, the sun shine 24 hour! You people, should be proud having such a great "oldtimer".
Bob and Bruce deliver during the pandemic. Thanks for keeping hope alive.
This is the reason we all fell in love with his music all those years ago. Thank you, E Street.
No words to describe the heart and talent that went into this album. I love every song!
It has already become one of my favorite songs. Thank you Bruce for keeping the light of hope alive.
I have to agree with mike I'm 52. Bruce has always been my hero I shiver every time I hear this
Petty, Dylan and Bruce are the greatest songwriters, born in the USA! Amazing song and grace!
This letter was literally written for us, old young men who forty-five years ago had in Bruce our repository of dreams and hopes. An equal, a companion, a true brother who was there to advise us and help us grow. And today when I reread that same “Letter to you” I always stop at this paragraph where "If I was a Priest" does the magic that takes me back to those times when "The Boss" embraced me with his poetry and music and told me: kid, let's go together... I am on your side... and always will be... I am your big brother, trust me.
I still do, bro! Thank you so much…
That is a beautiful way of putting it. I am sure my father feels the same(im 19)
@@crendler9912 For sure he does! 🙏
@Bruce Springsteen Yes! I am doing great, tks! Hope you consider returning to Brasil, São Paulo, as soon as possible! Yes! We need you here! Hugs 🤗
@Bruce Springsteen Are you kidding? Don’t say something like that! I easily can have a stroke! Just to answer you properly I have been to two of your concerts in my life. The first was an extraordinary event on October 12th, 1988, in São Paulo, the Human Rights Concert, the first time you came to Brazil. I was one of the firsts who entered the stadium. And for sure one of last to leave it after more than three hours of rock n roll with you and The E Street Band! Unforgettable!
The second concert was in 2013 also in São Paulo just before your Rock in Rio presentation, 25 years after that Amnesty gig. You and the E Street Band entered the “Espaço das Américas” playing “Sociedade Alternativa”, Raul Seixas’ classic! The thrill, the energy and your commitment to the audience was the same a quarter of century after, three hours and 16 minutes of pure joy, happiness and rock 🎸!
Having the opportunity to talk with you, Boss, or even going to one of your concert this year would be unexpectedly and absolutely wonderful! A true honor and something to tell my children and my little grandchild, Sara.
Love, peace and big hugs to you, Patti, your family and each one of the E Street Band.
P.S. I must say that your last soul album, ‘Only the Strong Survive’ was the best thing I heard in 2022. You did it one more time! Hope you
have in mind releasing a Vol. 2. If that will be the case I would suggest you to perform ‘Too Late to Turn Back Now’ from Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose. I am sure it will be amazing and a smashing hit in your own cover!
@Bruce Springsteen Yes I am. Check @GeorgesSchnyder
50 years of recording and releases a fifty year old song that would blow anything released today out of the park what can i say just true genius
@Bruce Springsteen This seems legit.
Gets better with age my go to when happy sad alone or with friends not many artists have a way with words lyrics tunes this man has it all in abundance
The boss
Love, love, this song! One of my favorite on the album. Keep going strong, Bruce!
50 years in the making ....but my God he got it right .🎸
@Bruce Springsteen Many thanks Bruce . Keep the great music coming .🎸
Great!!👏👏👏
Hell of a song
Thank you Bruce for this masterpiece!
So crazy hearing a studio version of this 😱
they didn't record this album in a studio
B=Brilliant, O= Outstanding, S= Superb, S=Soulful. . It's Bruce the BOSS🎸🎸🎸🎸🌎🙏👍👍👍👍 thank God i saw him live once back in Norway in 2012. The wrecking ball tour. Greatest consert. EVER🎸🎸🎸🎸
Great old song. Love it. First saw Bruce at the Ledge (Rutgers University) in New Brunswick, NJ when he sat in with Sid Gottlieb's Heavy Trucking in 1973. Then in 1974 saw him at Montclair State College....awesome awesome times and music.
Awesome Only Bruce Could Pull This One Out. What A LEGEND OF ROCK FOREVER. I HAVE LOVED THIS GUY FOR 35YRS.HES A MAN OF JESUS. 🌈🏴🙏💥💥💥💥💥💖❣️🌺💜❤️💕