Lyric discussion by voodoochilde 

Cover art for Spare Parts lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Didn't think it needed one, as it is fairly straightforward. However, since you seem to need an interpretation, here goes: A guy gets a girl pregnant. They are ready to marry, but the guy gets scared and takes off. The desperation of her situation gets to the girl, so she takes her child down to the river with the intention of dropping it in and letting it die. Instead, she thinks better of it, takes the baby home, and lets go of the past by hocking her wedding ring and dress.

There you go. Fairly easy stuff.

Fantastic track. Don't know why but this one always brings a tear to my eye