It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City 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. It is about a young man growing up on the streets of a city, and who is trying to stay good and do what he believes is right. Unfortunately, he is inexorably dragged into some very unsaintly activities. A 1975 live version can be found on the DVD of the Hammersmith Odeon concert that is included in the "Born to Run" (30th
Asbury Park station signed between the railroad and the Campmeeting Association on August 1, 1904. This allowed Sunday service to begin at North Asbury Park station. The station at North Asbury Park getting Sunday service led to the discontinuance of the Interlaken station. In July 1911, the railroad applied to the Public Service Commission to began Sunday service at the downtown Asbury Park station. On October 10, 1911, despite pleas from the Campmeeting Association, the commission filed in favor of the railroad, feeling it was not furnishing proper service by forcing trains to skip Asbury Park station on Sundays. The order was to