Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in 'Streets of Minneapolis'

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By MARK KENNEDY
Updated 3:32 PM CST, January 28, 2026

Bruce Springsteen is dedicating his new song to the people of Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the city.

The lyrics of “Streets of Minneapolis,” released Wednesday, describe how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”

Springsteen in a statement said he wrote and recorded the song over the weekend and released it in response to a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

“It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good,” he wrote, naming the two victims.



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[Skittles]

1. I will always love this man

PREACH IT BRUCE

[Jack Valentino]

18. Complete lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Through the winter's ice and cold
Down Nicolett Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
'Neath an occupier's boots
King Trump's private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
Or so their story goes

[Verse 2]
Against smoke and rubber bullets
In the dawn's early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead, left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good

[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home, they killed and roamed
In the winter of '26
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

[Verse 3]
Trump's federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow dead
Their claim was self-defense, sir
Just don't believe your eyes
It's our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem's dirty lies

[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

[Bridge]
Now they say they're here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown, my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In our chants of "ICE out now"
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis


[Chorus]
Oh, our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home, they killed and roamed
In the winter of '26
We'll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
We'll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis

[Outro]
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)

~ Bruce Springsteen 2026

[Spazito]

2. Always a man of principle...

I have such respect for him.

[raccoon]

3. Thrilled to send this to Greatest

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Harry Chapin would be so proud of you, Bruce!

[Dave in VA]

5. Yea BRUCE!

Sing it loud

Sing it Proud

The anthem of a generation!

🎵🎶

[onenote]

6. Chanelling a son of Minnesota -- Bob Dylan.

[electric_blue68]

7. TY, Bruce and band!

[Wild blueberry]

8. Great song from The Boss

Makes me cry. And fight.
Thank you.

[FakeNoose]

9. Wow !!! Just ... beautiful!!!

[orangecrush]

10. K&R

[surrealAmerican]

11. Thank you, Omaha Steve ...

... and thank you, Bruce Springsteen.

[progressoid]

12. Bruuuuuuce!

[somaticexperiencing]

13. Number 1 with a ....oh I can't say that out loud. my heart is broken. But still send thee to Number 1, all willing souls

Diggin on this song. Fierce and formidable.

The heroes live on.

[electric_blue68]

21. Ohhh, boy. Yeah....took me a second.

[somaticexperiencing]

22. 🙏

[BattleRow]

14. How about Springstein vs Epstein?

[Lemon Lyman]

15. SONG

THANK YOU MR. SPRINGSTEEN for this song.
I'm afraid the president wants us to forget about seeing more EPSTEIN FILES, that is why he started horror with Minnesota, Venezuela, and Greenland. Also he wants to profit off of Greenland
and Venezuela.
It is all so scary right now!

[Jack Valentino]

16. GOD I love Bruce! NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!

And for those who once fancied themselves fans, but criticize him now,
they never really understood him in the first place! ADIOS, MAGGOTS!

[Jack Valentino]

17. We should start DEMANDING that radio stations play this song!!!!!

If such a thing as a 'request line' no longer exists, call their business office---
and threaten to organize boycotts against their advertisers if they don't start playing it!!!

[highplainsdem]

19. Brilliant! Thank you, Bruce...

[Bayard]

20. BRUCE!

Keep on rocking! You da man!