Bruce on the artist
In a 19 Dec 2013 interview that premiered on 10 Jan 2014 during Dave Marsh's Live From E Street Nation show on Sirius XM's E Street Radio channel, Bruce Springsteen said:
"I somehow stumbled across this 'When I Leave Berlin,' which I really, I really loved it. And if I was doing another Sessions record – Sessions Band record – I'd wanna record that for it."
Lyrics
When morning comes and I leave Berlin
My mind is turning, my heart is yearning for you and Berlin
In Amsterdam I'll see my lady,
I hope she'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna need her when I leave Berlin
Here today, but the wall is open, there are flowers alongside the Dunes
Here today, but the gates are open, mothers are weeping with their sons
When morning comes and I leave Berlin
I know for certain that I'm a free man when I leave Berlin
Here today, but the wall is open, there are flowers alongside the Dunes
Here today, but the gates are open, mothers are weeping with their sons
When morning comes and I leave Berlin
My mind is turning, my heart is yearning for you and Berlin
In Amsterdam I'll see my lady,
I hope she'll love me
'Cause I'm gonna need her when I leave Berlin
When I leave Berlin
When I leave Berlin
When I leave Berlin
When I leave Berlin