In Candy's room there are pictures of her heroes on the wall
But to get to Candy's room you gotta walk the darkness of Candy's hall
Strangers from the city, call my baby's number and they bring her toys
When I come knocking, she smiles pretty, she knows I want to be Candy's boy

There's a sadness hidden in that pretty face
A sadness al I her own
From which no man can keep Candy safe

We kiss, my heart's pumpin' to my brain
And the blood rushes in my veins, the fire rushes towards the skies
We go driving, driving deep into the night
I go driving deep into the light, in Candy's eyes

She says, Baby if you want to be wild
You got a lot to learn, close your eyes
Let them melt, let them fire
Let them burn
'Cause in the darkness, there'll be hidden worlds that shine
When I hold Candy close she makes the hidden worlds mine

She has fancy clothes and diamond rings
She has men who give her anything she wants, but they don't see
That what she wants is me

Oh, and I want her so
I'll never let her go, no, no, no
She knows that I'd give
All that I got to give
All that I want, all that I live
To make Candy mine
Tonight


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Candy's Room Lyrics as written by Bruce Springsteen

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    Just listened to this today for pretty much the first time and loved it.

    Has Springsteen said it's about a prostitute? I took it to be about a normal girl who is very beautiful and is at that age where she has a lot of guys after her. Not necessarily a stripper, etc.

    'In Candy's room there are pictures of her heroes on the wall but to get to Candy's room you gotta walk the darkness of Candy's hall'

    Colour me pretentious but I read this (1) literally but (2) also as a metaphor for working through this girl's emotional barriers etc, before he is able to really know her.

    Playhardgoproon May 23, 2011   Link

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