**”Got a wife and kids in Baltimore, Jack
I went out for a ride and I never went back
Like a river that don’t know where it’s flowing
I took a wrong turn and I just kept going...”**
Yeah, and the idiot has made a lot of money off of such drivel.
I was at a Flying J truck stop years ago, talking with other drivers, when one talked of his divorce. His testimony really stuck in my mind. Here it is to the best of my recollection:
He said it was mostly his mistake. She was faithful to him, and he was faithful to her. But, they had kids, and when he was home on weekends, he had to have his Harley time with the guys (some that had dumped their wives for younger versions), which usually lasted all day and into the night.
He said the Bruce Springloose lyrics and tune became kind of a anthem to him; helped influence his thinking. He said, “A hungry heart, He**! It wasn’t a hungry heart. It my selfish attitude. I was a husband and father, and was refusing to live a life I had chosen.”
He was very regretful. Especially when he realized his mistake too late. She and the kids moved on, with her finding another husband a year or so later.
He said, “I can’t lay the blame on Springsteen. But, I don’t listen to ANY of his songs any more”.
I always tell people “This is my favorite song about abandoning your children...