Well, we busted out of class
Had to get away from those fools
We learned more from a three-minute record, baby,
Than we ever learned in school
Tonight I hear that neighborhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
And follow your dream down
Well, we made a promise, we swore we'd always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Like soldiers on a winter's night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Well now young faces grow sad and old
And hearts of fire grow cold
We swore blood brothers against the wind
Now I'm ready to grow young again
And hear your sister's voice calling us home
Across the open yards
Believin’ we could cut some place of our own
With these drums and these guitars
’Cause we made a promise, swore we’d always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers on a summer’s night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Now, out on the streets tonight, the lights are growing dim
The walls of my room are closing in
Now we can sleep in the twilight
By the river bed
With this wild open country in our hearts
And those romantic dreams in my head
‘Cause we made a promise, we swore we’d always remember
No retreat, baby, no surrender
Blood brothers on a summer’s night with a vow to defend
No retreat, baby, no surrender
No retreat, baby, no surrender.
what a gorgeous song. my goodness. makes me wish my friends and i could stay like this forever. at the beginning of this live version, he says, "this one's for friendship." and that about sums it up.
alternate lyrics, from the Live 1975-1985 cds:
Well, we busted out of class Had to get away from those fools We learned more from a three-minute record, baby, Than we ever learned in school Tonight I hear that neighborhood drummer sound I can feel my heart begin to pound You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes And follow your dream down
Well, we made a promise, we swore we'd always remember No retreat, baby, no surrender Like soldiers on a winter's night with a vow to defend No retreat, baby, no surrender
Well now young faces grow sad and old And hearts of fire grow cold We swore blood brothers against the wind Now I'm ready to grow young again And hear your sister's voice calling us home Across the open yards Believin’ we could cut some place of our own With these drums and these guitars
’Cause we made a promise, swore we’d always remember No retreat, baby, no surrender Blood brothers on a summer’s night with a vow to defend No retreat, baby, no surrender
Now, out on the streets tonight, the lights are growing dim The walls of my room are closing in Now we can sleep in the twilight By the river bed With this wild open country in our hearts And those romantic dreams in my head
‘Cause we made a promise, we swore we’d always remember No retreat, baby, no surrender Blood brothers on a summer’s night with a vow to defend No retreat, baby, no surrender No retreat, baby, no surrender.
what a gorgeous song. my goodness. makes me wish my friends and i could stay like this forever. at the beginning of this live version, he says, "this one's for friendship." and that about sums it up.