Springsteen tells of his rise from a child in Long Branch, New Jersey to the rock legend we all know him to be. He had a difficult upbringing, with his father’s mental illness, which resonates with his song “Independence day.” “I haven't been completely fair to my father in my songs, treating him as an archetype of the neglecting, domineering parent,” Springsteen writes. Doug Springsteen, Bruce’s father, had trouble holding down a steady job and worked at as a bus driver, millworker and prison guard. Adele Springsteen, Bruce's mother, worked as a secretary in a local insurance office. She taught him truthfulness, manners, professionalism, compassion, faith in and fidelity to your family, commitment, and joy in work that he accomplished. Springsteen