You Never Can Tell Songtext
von Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

You can always tell when, uh
When you′re getting older
Because all your friends
You know, when you see 'em on the streets
You say, "What you′re doing?"

They say, "Oh man, I'm married
And I've got some kids
And I′m selling insurance"
You know

Had this guy come to my house
I went to high school with, a few months ago
And I didn′t recognize the guy
'Cause you know, he got married
Started selling insurance
And, and, he got real heavy
You know, he was putting on that weight from that home cooking


And that was the thing years ago
Someone′s getting married, you go, "Oooh"
'Cause, wow
So many weird things on this stage today
Of which, the band is only one, haha

It was a teenage wedding
And the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did
Truly love the mademoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bell, say with me, boy
"C′est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell

They furnished off an apartment
With the sears and Roebuck sale
The coolerator was packed
With TV dinners and a ginger ale

And when Pierre found work
The little money came and worked out well
"C'est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell


Yeah, they had a hi-fi phono
Boy, did they let it blast
700 little records
It was all of rock, rhythm and jazz

But when the sun went down
The rapid tempo of the music fell
"C′est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell

They had a souped-up Chevy
It was a Cherry Red '53
Well, they drove it down to New Orleans
To celebrate their anniversary

It was there that Pierre
Was married to the lovely mademoiselle
"C'est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell (not at all)

It was a teenage wedding
And the old folks wished them well
You could see that Pierre did
Truly love the mademoiselle

And now the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bells
"C′est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell

"C′est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks
It goes to show you never can tell