Glossary entry for
On the Waterfront

The following lyrics are a reference to a scene in the classic movie On the Waterfront

Rod Steiger and Marlon Brando
Standing with their heads bowed on the side
Crying like a baby thinking about the time
James Dean took that fatal ride, took that ride

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Van references in:

  • "Wild Children" (on Hard Nose the Highway)



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