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
Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) "Cadillac Ranch" is a song written by Bruce Springsteen that was first released on Springsteen's 1980 album "The River". In 1981 it was released as a single in Europe, backed by "Be True" in France and by "Wreck on the Highway" in the UK. Although it was not released as a single in the US, it did reach #48 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. A favorite in concert, a live version was included on "Live/1975–85". A version was also included on the documentary film "Blood Brothers. "Cadillac Ranch" is an exuberant, playful rocker