4th of July, Asbury Park

sandy, the fireworks are hailin' over Little Eden tonight
forcin' a light
into all those stoney faces left stranded on this warm July
down in town the circuit's full with switchblade lovers
so fast, so shiny, so sharp
as the wizards play down on Pinball Way
on the boardwalk way past dark
and the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open
like Latin lovers on the shore
chasin' all them silly New York virgins by the score
oh sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
these pier lights, our carnival life forever
oh love me tonight for I may never see you again
hey sandy girl... na, na, baby
now the greasers, ah they tramp the streets
or get busted for sleeping on the beach all night
them boys in their high heels
ah sandy, their skins are so white
and me I just got tired of hangin' in them dusty arcades
bangin' them pleasure machines
chasin' the factory girls underneath the boardwalk
where they all promise to unsnap their jeans
and you know that tilt-a-whirl down on the south beach drag
i got on it last night and my shirt got caught
and they kept me spinnin', didn't think i'd ever get off
oh sandy, the aurora is risin' behind us
these pier lights, our carnival life on the water
runnin', laughin'
underneath the bordwalk at night with the boss's daughter
i remember sandy girl... na, na, na, baby
sandy, that waitress i was seeing lost her desire for me
i spoke with her last night and she said
she won't set herself on fire for me anymore
she worked that joint under the boardwalk
she was always the girl you saw
bopping down the beach with the radio
the kids say last night she was dressed like a star
in one of them cheap little seaside bars
and i saw her parked with loverboy out on the Kokomo
did ya hear the cops finally busted Madame Marie
for tellin' fortunes better than me and you
for me this boardwalk life's through, babe
you know you ought to quit this scene too
sandy, the aurora's rising behind us
these pier lights, our carnival life forever
oh, love me tonight, and I promise i'll love you forever
oh, i mean it, sandy girl... na, na, na, baby
yea, i promise, sandy girl... sha, na, na, na baby