A really beautiful song among many from this outstanding album.Springsteen shines best when it's just him and an acoustic guitar,IMO.The word picture he paints using "Dry Lightning" as a metaphor for something that is less that what it appears,in this case his relationship with a lady is really very lovely,and the way he sings the lyrics,with a forlorn sense of coming to grips with the situation is powerful in it's simplicity.
A really beautiful song among many from this outstanding album.Springsteen shines best when it's just him and an acoustic guitar,IMO.The word picture he paints using "Dry Lightning" as a metaphor for something that is less that what it appears,in this case his relationship with a lady is really very lovely,and the way he sings the lyrics,with a forlorn sense of coming to grips with the situation is powerful in it's simplicity.
One of my all time favorite songs.