down the road

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(idea) by NothingLasts4ever (10.2 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Thu May 24 2001 at 15:09:16

Down The Road
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Mickey Hart, Jenkins, Vince Welnick, Hidalgo
Reprinted with permission from Ice Nine Publishing which maintains the copyright
CST Approved

Down the road to Union Station running through the fog

I thought I saw Joe Hill last night grinning like a dog

"I understand they did you in for everyone to see"

He smiled - shook his head - "that's a lie," said he

"I been on a mountain top observing from a cloud

Been in the hearts of workers milling with the crowd

My tears are shed for freedom and equality of means

My blood and perspiration oil the gears of your machine"

Down the road again
Down the road again

Down the road to Massachusetts driving through the night

I thought I saw John Kennedy hitchhiking by a light

I hit the brakes - backed up slow, and Kennedy got in

I said, "It's nice to see you lookin' back in shape again

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe they gunned you down"

He just shook his head and looked off sadly with a frown

Said, "bullets are like waves, they only rearrange the sand

History turns upon the tides and not the deeds of man"

Down the road again
Down the road again

Driving down to Fiddler's Green to hear a tune or two

I thought I saw John Lennon there, looking kind of blue

I sat down beside him, said "I thought you bought the store"

He said "I heard that rumour, what can I do you for?"

"Have you written anything I might have never heard?"

He picked up his guitar and strummed a minor third

All I can recall of what he sang, for what it's worth

"Long as songs of mine are sung I'm with you on this earth"

Down the road again
Down the road again

From the corner of my eye I saw the sun explode

I didn't look directly 'cause it would have burned my soul

When the smoke and thunder cleared enough to look around

I heard a sweet guitar lick, an old familiar sound

I heard a laugh I recognised come rolling from the earth

Saw it rise into the skies like lightning giving birth

It sounded like Garcia but I couldn't see the face

Just the beard and the glass and a smile on empty space

Down the road again
Down the road again
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Recordings

1996 Mickey Hart's Mystery Box

printable version
chaos

short and bloody friendship	Henny Penny	John Lennon	Ventura Highway
Oh it's all so soft and lovely with you	The Salt Mill, a Swedish Legend	dry porridge sticking to a plate	Where are you going?
The King	Van Morrison	John F. Kennedy	Jerry Garcia
Joe Hill	Robert Hunter	When Push Comes To Shove	Mickey Hart
Turn Undead	January 20, 2001	Incident

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