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The Killers announce three-track live vinyl with Bruce Springsteen guest appearance
Record Store Day exclusive captures memorable encore performance from 2022 show, including joint rendition of Dustland
Feb 7, 2025 • 9:08 PM
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I had a job, I had a girl I had something going, mister, in this world I got laid off down at the lumber yard Our love went bad, times got hard Now I work down at the car wash Where all it ever does is rain Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train? She just said, "Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain't got it anymore" She packed her bags, left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel her kiss in the misty rain And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train Last night I heard your voice You were crying, crying, you were so alone You said your love had never died You were waiting for me at home Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran 'til I thought my chest would explode There in a clearing, beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding house shone I rushed through the yard I burst through the front door, my head pounding hard Up the stairs, I climbed The room was dark, our bed was empty Then I heard that long whistle whine And I dropped to my knees, hung my head, and cried Now I swing a sledgehammer on a railroad gang Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain Now, don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train?
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Record Store Day exclusive captures memorable encore performance from 2022 show, including joint rendition of Dustland

'History Books' is the record's title-track.
