It's about a relationship he had with a girl. During that relationship they went to a Springsteen concert and had a blast. He was so young and crazy in love that he even got her name tatooed on his arm. It was long ago ("this old tattoo had brand new ink"). Now his old lover probably won't even be able to recognize him again - unless he whispers her name in her ear. Auditative memory runs deep. Eric believes that when his old lover hears Springsteen's music she thinks of him - that's why he sings the words "Springsten" and "oh oh oh oh oh" softer than the other words. He whispers them in her ears now through a record. Ain't that amazing?
It's about a relationship he had with a girl. During that relationship they went to a Springsteen concert and had a blast. He was so young and crazy in love that he even got her name tatooed on his arm. It was long ago ("this old tattoo had brand new ink"). Now his old lover probably won't even be able to recognize him again - unless he whispers her name in her ear. Auditative memory runs deep. Eric believes that when his old lover hears Springsteen's music she thinks of him - that's why he sings the words "Springsten" and "oh oh oh oh oh" softer than the other words. He whispers them in her ears now through a record. Ain't that amazing?