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Grampa Joad, a feisty old man who complains bitterly that he does not want to leave his land, dies on the road shortly after the familyâs departure. Dilapidated cars and trucks, loaded down with scrappy possessions, clog Highway 66: it seems the entire country is in flight to the Promised Land of California.
The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen Songfacts. 1  Tom Joad is a character in John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes Of Wrath. Near the end of the story, Tom makes his famous I'll be there speech, which is also noted in the lyrics. 2  The Ghost Of Tom Joad is an acoustic album. Springsteen released it with very little publicity. Springsteen wrote this as a rock song to complete the 1995 Greatest Hits album.