Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp‘s first collaboration, “Wasted Days” is out now, with a new video shot on Springsteen’s New Jersey farm.

Back on September 16th, Springsteen and Mellencamp were spotted together in Bay Head, New Jersey. The two legends posed for a picture with a fan on a boardwalk and were seen enjoying lunch together at the local Duyne Grass Cafe.

In April, “The Boss” was spotted out to dinner with Mellencamp in his hometown of Bloomington, Indiana after laying down guitar and vocals on Mellencamp’s still-untitled 25th album. No title or hard release date has been announced for Mellencamp’s next set, which is due out in 2022.

DID YOU KNOW???

  • On December 9th, 2019, Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp teamed up at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre for Sting and wife Trudie Styler‘s all-star concert to benefit The Rainforest Fund.
  • The highlight of the ’80s-based show was Mellencamp’s rendition of “Jack & Diane,” followed by “The Boss” joining him for “Pink Houses” and Mellencamp returning the favor during “Glory Days,” before Springsteen played “Dancing In The Dark.”
  • Also performing were the Eurythmics, Bob GeldofDebbie Harry & DMCShaggyRicky Martin, and James Taylor, among others.

SIDE NOTES

John Mellencamp’s lyrics to his and Bruce Springsteen’s “Wasted Days” via alyrics.com:

“Wasted Days”

How many summers still remain
How many days are lost in vain
Who’s counting out these last dramatic years
How many minutes do we have here?

Wasted days
Wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to
More wasted days

How much sorrow is there left to climb
How many promises are worth the time
And who on earth is worth our time
Is there a heart here that I can call mine?

Wasted days
Wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to
More wasted days

How can a man watch his life go down the drain
How many moments has he lost today
And who among us could ever see clear
The end is coming, it’s almost here

Wasted days
Wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to
More wasted days

Wasted days
Wasted days
We watch our lives just fade away to
More wasted days

Wasted days
More wasted days
We watch our lives just slip away to
More wasted days

CHECK IT OUT: John Mellencamp & Bruce Springsteen’s 2021 video for “Wasted Days”: