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
Stolen Car (Bruce Springsteen song) version of "Stolen Car" was recorded by Patty Griffin for her 2002 album, "1000 Kisses". Another cover version was also recorded by Elliott Murphy. In 2018, X Ambassadors covered the song for Spotify. The song, along with "Drive All Night", are played by the protagonist in the film "Cop Land". Stolen Car (Bruce Springsteen song) "Stolen Car" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. It was originally released on his fifth album, "The River". The version released on "The River" was recorded at The Power Station in New York in January 1980. An alternative version recorded in July