# Springsteen's "Thunder Road": 'sways' or 'waves'?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [July 21, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteens-thunder-road-sways-or-waves/946981 "2021-07-21T15:45:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/springsteens-thunder-road-sways-or-waves/946981/3 "2021-07-21T16:14:21Z")

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I love the song, and always thought it was “sways” (because that’s what dresses do), but looking back to when I posted the line as a great opening line, I see I C&P “waves”.

> [@BEST opening line of song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/799174/27):
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> The screen door slams, Mary’s dress waves Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays Bruce Springsteen, Thunder road Wasted and wounded, it ain’t what the moon did Got what I paid for now See ya tomorrow, hey Frank can I borrow A couple of bucks from you? Tom Waits, Tom Traubert’s Blues Your everlasting summer You can see it fading fast So you grab a piece of something That you think is gonna last Steely Dan, Reeling in the Years

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