Badlands Bruce Springsteen Lyrics: Lights out tonight, Trouble in the heartland, Got a head on collision, Smashin' in my guts, man, I'm caught in a cross fire, That I don't understand, But there's one thing I know for sure, girl, I don't give a damn For the same old played out scenes, Baby, I don't give a damn For just the in-betweens, Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now, You better listen to me, baby Talk about a dream, Try to make it real You wake up in the night, With a fear so real, You spend your life waiting, For a moment that just don't come, Well, don't waste your time waiting, Badlands, you gotta live it everyday, Let the broken hearts stand As the price you've gotta pay, We'll keep pushin' 'til it's understood, And these badlands start treating us good. Workin' in the fields 'til you get your back burned, Workin' 'neath the wheels '...