Shut Out the Light Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Pirtyfool22 

Cover art for Shut Out the Light lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Great song. It was sort of the alter ego to Born in the USA. In this song, most likely occurring only in the vet's fantasies, he returns home and everything goes the way he wants it to.

Contrast with Born in the USA where the hiring man says "son, if it were up to me."