Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song) in Long Branch, New Jersey in early 1974, the song was Bruce Springsteen's final attempt to become successful. The prior year, Springsteen had released two albums to critical acclaim but with little commercial movement. Written in the first person, the song is a love letter to a girl named Wendy, for whom the hot rod-riding protagonist seems to possess the passion to love, just not the patience. However, Springsteen has noted that it has a much simpler core: getting out of Freehold. Route 9 is mentioned from the lyric "sprung from cages out on Highway 9". In his 1996 book
She's the One (Bruce Springsteen song) 63 on its list of the 100 greatest Bruce Springsteen songs of all time. She's the One (Bruce Springsteen song) "She's the One" is a song by Bruce Springsteen. Frequently featured in Springsteen and E Street Band concert performances, it first appeared on the "Born to Run" album in 1975. It was also released as the B-side to Springsteen's "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" single. "She's the One" was one of the songs that Springsteen wrote before beginning to record the "Born to Run" album, along with "Born to Run", "Thunder Road" and "Jungleland", although originally he was not sure whether to