The Last Carnival

From his last album.  He wrote this for Danny Federici after he died.  Danny was his keyboardist and an original member of the E Street Band.   One of Bruce's earliest tracks was called "Wild Billy's Circus Story" and Danny's accordian featured prominently on it.   It's a sequel, of sorts... but make no mistake: the lyrics are about Danny.  It also happens to be a lovely song.

"We'll be riding the train without you tonight
The train that keeps on movin'
Its black smoke scorching the evening sky
A million stars shining above us like every soul living and dead
Has been gathered together by a God to sing a hymn over your bones"