Bruce Springsteen
Lyric guide

Bobby Jean

Read Bobby Jean lyrics by Bruce Springsteen on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

Bruce Springsteen visibility1 visits Video on page
person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: Bruce Springsteen Canonical path: /bruce-springsteen/bobby-jean Related lyric paths: 6 Video embedded: yes
Lyrics

Bobby Jean

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

Well I came by your house the other day

Your mother said you went away

She said there was nothing that I could have done

There was nothing nobody could say

Me and you we've known each other ever since we were sixteen

I wished I would have known

I wished I could have called you

Just to say goodbye, Bobby Jean

Now you hung with me when all the others turned away

Turned up their nose

We liked the same music, we liked the same bands

We liked the same clothes

We told each other that we were the wildest

The wildest things we'd ever seen

Now I wished you would have told me

I wished I could have talked to you

Just to say goodbye, Bobby Jean

Now we went walking in the rain

Talking about the pain that from the world we hid

Now there ain't nobody, nowhere, nohow

Gonna ever understand me the way you did

Maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere

In some bus or train traveling along

In some motel room there'll be a radio playing

And you'll hear me sing this song

Well, if you do, you'll know I'm thinking of you

And all the miles in between

And I'm just calling one last time

Not to change your mind

But just to say I miss you baby

Good luck, goodbye Bobby Jean

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Bobby Jean"?

Bruce Springsteen performs "Bobby Jean", and this lyric page sits inside the Bruce Springsteen catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Bobby Jean"?

Yes. The related section below points to Born To Run and The River with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Bruce Springsteen?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Bruce Springsteen's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room
0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation
Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments
Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

No listener comments on Bobby Jean yet.