…but never quite catch the tune
Stars fall down in buckets like rain
till there ain't no standin' room
Bright blue boxcars train by train
clatter while dreams unfold
Way down
down along
Lazy River Road
("Lazy River Road"
Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
“Lazy River Road”, “Liberty” and “So Many Roads” were
introduced into the Grateful Dead rotation toward the end of the band’s
existence. There was a perceived need
for new material and a few new ballads were phased into the rotations.
“So Many
Roads” was first played 22 Feb 1992 during the 1st Set.
“From
the land of the midnight sun
where ice blue roses grow
'long those roads of gold and silver snow
Howlin' wide or moanin low
So many roads I know
So many roads to ease my soul”
where ice blue roses grow
'long those roads of gold and silver snow
Howlin' wide or moanin low
So many roads I know
So many roads to ease my soul”
Liberty was originally recorded by Robert Hunter
in 1988
“Ooo, freedom
Ooo, liberty
Ooo, leave me alone
To find my own way home
To find my own way home
I'm gonna find my own way home”
Ooo, liberty
Ooo, leave me alone
To find my own way home
To find my own way home
I'm gonna find my own way home”
I happen to like the bridges in So Many Roads,” and Lazy
River Road,” finding them sadly well suited to the deteriorating state of Jerry
Garcia’s voice and capacity to stand with a heavy guitar slung over a body
weakened by CHF while playing for 2.5 – 3 hours.
Today began
with an 0530 wakeup and a dental appointment to have to cavities filled. The lidocaine has worn off now and I can
drink from a cup without drenching myself.
Possibly falafel tonight.
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