It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City

"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"
Song by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
ReleasedJanuary 5, 1973 (1973-01-05)
Recorded1972
Studio914 Sound, Blauvelt, New York
GenreRock
Length3:13
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. track listing
9 tracks

Side one

  1. "Blinded by the Light"
  2. "Growin' Up"
  3. "Mary Queen of Arkansas"
  4. "Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street?"
  5. "Lost in the Flood"

Side two

  1. "The Angel"
  2. "For You"
  3. "Spirit in the Night"
  4. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"

"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. in 1973. The song talks about a young man growing up on the streets of a city trying to stay good and do what he believes is right. It has been covered by David Bowie.[1] John Sayles included this song in a high school lunchroom scene of his movie Baby It's You.[2]

  1. ^ "Allmusic It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ^ Dave Marsh (1996). Glory Days. p. 296. ISBN 1-56025-101-8.