Blinded by the Light (Bruce Springsteen)

Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat 
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat 
With a boulder on my shoulder feelin' kinda older I tripped the merry-go-round 
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing the calliope crashed to the ground 
Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot snappin' his fingers clappin' his hands 
And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand 
And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand 
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers daddy's within earshot save the buckshot turn up the band 
And she was blinded by the light. Cut loose like a deuce 
Another runner in the night. Blinded by the light 
She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright 
Some brimstone baritone anticyclone rolling stone preacher from the east 
He says: "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least" 
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone watchin' the young girls dance 
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance 
Yeah he was blinded by the light. Cut loose like a deuce 
Another runner in the night. Blinded by the light 
He got down but she never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight 
Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes 
She said I'll turn you on sonny to something strong if you play that song with the funky break 
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside 
And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride 
Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer playin' backyard bombardier 
Yes and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card, he 
said, do what you like, but don't do it here 
Well I jumped up, spit in the air, turned around, asked wich was the way back home 
He said take a right at the light, keep going straight until night, and then boy you're on your own 
And now in Zanzibar a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car hummin' a lunar tune 
Yes, and the avatar said blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, 
we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon 
And some kidnapped handicap was complaining that he caught the clap from some 
mousetrap he bought last night 
Well I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but he'd figured he'd be all right 
He was just blinded by the light. Cut loose like a deuce 
Another runner in the night. Blinded by the light 
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun 
Oh but mama that's where the fun is 
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