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Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (album version) Lyrics

Spread out now, Rosie.
Doctor come cut loose her mama's reins.
You know playin' blind man's bluff is a little baby's game.
You pick up Little Dynamite, I'm gonna pick up Little Gun
And together we're gonna go out tonight and make that highway run.
You don't have to call me lieutenant, Rosie,
And I don't want to be your son.
The only lover I'm ever gonna need is your soft sweet little girl's tongue.
And Rosie, you're the one.

Dynamite's in the belfry playing with the bats.
Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's
Tryin' his attitude on all the cats.
Papa's on the corner waitin' for the bus.
Mama, she's home in the window waitin' up for us.
She'll be there in that chair whey they wrestle her upstairs,
'Cause you know we ain't gonna come.
Ah, I ain't here on business, baby,
I'm only here for fun.
And Rosie, you're the one.

Rosalita, jump a little higher.
Senorita, come sit by my fire.
I just wanna be your lover, ain't no liar.
Rosalita, you're my stone desire.

Jack the Rabbit and Weak Knees Willie,
Don't you know they're gonna be there.
Ah, Sloppy Sue and Big Bones Willie,
They'll be comin' up for air.
We're gonna play some pool, skip some school,
Act real cool, stay out all night.
It's gonna feel alright.
So Rosie, come out tonight.
Oh baby, come out tonight.
Windows are for losers, chimney for the poor.
Oh, closets are for hangers, winners use the door.
So use it, Rosie, that's what it's there for.

Rosalita, jump a little higher.
Senorita, come sit by my fire.
I just wanna be your lover, ain't no liar.
Rosalita, You're my stone desire.
Alright.

(Instrumental break)

Now I know your mama, she don't like me,
'Cause I play in a rock n' roll band.
And I know your daddy, he don't dig me,
But he never did understand.
Your papa lowered the boom, locked you in your room.
I'm comin' to lend a hand.
I'm going to liberate you, confiscate you.
I want to be your man.
Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.
But now you're sad, your mama's mad,
And your papa says he knows that I don't have any money.
Whoa, your papa says he knows. (Papa says he knows that I don't have any money.)
Whoa, so your daddy says he knows that I don't have.
(Papa says he knows that I don't have any money.)
Well, tell him this is his last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance
Because the record company, Rosie, just gave me a big advance.

And my tires were slashed and I almost crashed,
But the Lord had mercy.
And my machine, she's a dud.
I'm stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey.
Well, hold on tight, stay up all night,
'Cause Rosie, I'm comin' on strong.
by the time we meet the morning light,
I will hold you in my arms.
I know a pretty little place in Southern California down San Diego way.
There's a little cafe where they play guitars all night and all day.
You can hear them in the back room strummin'.
So hold on tight, 'cause don't you know daddy's comin'.
Oh, everybody.
So.....!

Rosalita, jump a little higher.
Senorita, come sit by my fire.
I just wanna be your lover, ain't no liar.
Rosalita, you're my stone desire.
Oh yeah.
(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.)

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
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Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Bruce Springsteen
Submitted by
rhuba25 On Apr 04, 2025
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