Meeting Across the River Lyrics

Lyric discussion by anthony29 

Cover art for Meeting Across the River lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

They dont actually have a gun........"Here stuff this in your pocket It'll LOOK like you're carrying a friend" they are acting like they have a gun.......not very relavant but thought id share

exactly. I was reading these people say they had a gun, and by that lyric it's pretty obvious they don't. These guys are desperate, they don't have any capital (beyond the money), so they're doing their best to cut an image (stuff in your pocket, don't smile, change your shirt) to get what they need.