[intro to ’Does This Bus Stop at the 82nd Street?’] Songtext
von Bruce Springsteen

Thank you

Thank you, this, uh, this next song, I guess is a
Explanation of why I never did any hallucinogenic drugs
I would have liked to, you know

I was just in Washington and Newt Gingrich is in the crowd
And he was stone-cold on acid, I′m telling you
They had to drag him out of there, it was insane
(It was insane)


And uh, as I got older I said, "Gee, you know, I wish I had done some of that LSD"
Because, uh, a lot of my friends did it and, and
They said it was a lot of fun, and, the one that didn't kill themselves, you know
Spiders crawling all over their bodies and
And all of them seen God, you know
So, uh, I thought about it and I said, "Eh, not for me, I..."

Um, look, no moral judgement, I just-, I don′t wanna see God
Because we'll pick a fight if I did
That's why, oh boy (whoo!)