The screen door slams Mary's dress sways Like a vision, she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely Hey, that's me and I want you only Don't turn me home again I just can't face myself alone again Don't run back inside Darling, you know just what I'm here for So you're scared and you're thinking That maybe we ain't that young anymore Show a little faith, there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty, but, hey, you're alright Oh, and that's alright with me You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Well, now I'm no hero, that's understood All the redemption I can offer, girl Is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow Hey, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window And let the wind blow back your hair Well, the night's busting open These two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back Heaven's waiting on down the tracks Oh-oh, come take my hand Riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh-oh, Thunder Road Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road Lying out there like a killer in the Sun Hey, I know it's late, we can make it if we run Oh, Thunder Road, sit tight Take hold, Thunder Road Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk And my car's out back, if you're ready to take that long walk From your front porch to my front seat The door's open, but the ride ain't free And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken Tonight we'll be free All the promises'll be broken There were ghosts in the eyes Of all the boys you sent away They haunt this dusty beach road In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn You hear their engines roaring on But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind So, Mary, climb in It's a town full of losers And I'm pulling out of here to win
The screen door slams Mary's dress sways Like a vision, she dances across the porch as the radio plays Roy Orbison singing for the lonely Hey, that's me and I want you only Don't turn me home again I just can't face myself alone again Don't run back inside Darling, you know just what I'm here for So you're scared and you're thinking That maybe we ain't that young anymore Show a little faith, there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty, but, hey, you're alright Oh, and that's alright with me You can hide 'neath your covers and study your pain Make crosses from your lovers, throw roses in the rain Waste your summer praying in vain For a savior to rise from these streets Well, now I'm no hero, that's understood All the redemption I can offer, girl Is beneath this dirty hood With a chance to make it good somehow Hey, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window And let the wind blow back your hair Well, the night's busting open These two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in back Heaven's waiting on down the tracks Oh-oh, come take my hand Riding out tonight to case the promised land Oh-oh, Thunder Road Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road Lying out there like a killer in the Sun Hey, I know it's late, we can make it if we run Oh, Thunder Road, sit tight Take hold, Thunder Road Well, I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk And my car's out back, if you're ready to take that long walk From your front porch to my front seat The door's open, but the ride ain't free And I know you're lonely for words that I ain't spoken Tonight we'll be free All the promises'll be broken There were ghosts in the eyes Of all the boys you sent away They haunt this dusty beach road In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets They scream your name at night in the street Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet And in the lonely cool before dawn You hear their engines roaring on But when you get to the porch, they're gone on the wind So, Mary, climb in It's a town full of losers And I'm pulling out of here to win
O título da música vem do filme homônimo estrelado por Robert Mitchum, embora Bruce Springsteen declare nunca ter visto o filme inteiro, tendo sido inspirado apenas pelo pôster visto no lobby de um cinema.
A música abre com uma introdução suave de piano e harmônica que Springsteen projetou como uma bem-vinda tanto para a faixa quanto para o álbum *Born to Run*, sinalizando que "algo estava prestes a acontecer".
Springsteen cita explicitamente Roy Orbison na letra ("singing for the lonely"), homenageando um dos seus maiores influenciadores, conhecido sobretudo pela faixa "Only the Lonely".
A estrutura da música foge do padrão tradicional de verso e refrão, começando minimalista e aumentando gradualmente a instrumentação, o tempo e a intensidade, com o título sendo mencionado apenas na seção média e nunca repetido.
A canção apareceu em diversos contextos pop culture, incluindo o nome da nave espacial feita a partir de um carrossel no filme *Explorers* (1985) e um item de roupa à venda na lojour do jogo *Rock Band 2*.
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