Story Behind The Song
I started writing this song and I thought it was about fame "mighty godawful hitchhike back again from gone", but it sat around in a tiny notepad for months and months, until I pulled it out again two years later and resurrected it. Once the words were w
Song Description
A man advises to appreciate life while it's here because when you're gone you're gone for good, and we all travel the same road to its inevitable conclusion, so there's little time for grudges.
Song Length |
4:33 |
Genre |
Blues - General, R & B - Classic |
Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Composed, Tranquil |
Subject |
Existence, Karma |
Similar Artists |
Lucinda Williams, Kris Kristofferson |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
BACK AGAIN FROM GONE
Standin' at the Crossroads
Lookin' for a sign
Makin' a quick decision
Wish it wasn't mine
Wishin' away a collision
Of space and time (x2)
Travelin' down the same road
Once upon a time
Prayin' for intervention
Tryin' to toe the line
Laughin' in the face of danger
Every single time (x2)
(chorus)
Keep your head held high
Screw your hat down tight
Just make sure
That your karma's right
It's a mighty godawful hitchhike
Back again from gone (x2)
Criss crossin' the backroads
Lookin' for a sign
Dustin' off the backroads
Just to kill the time
Crossin' my eyes and my fingers
Drinkin' bright moonshine (x2)
In the end there's only one road
Anyone can take
Starts with a ray of daylight
Ends in a 6-foot grave
Livin' your life and forgivin'
What you never forgave (x2)
When you make your way
Down the road you're on
Never look back
At the way you've come
I'ts a mighty godawful hitchhike
Back again from gone (x2, vamp)
--©2005, Steve Pasek
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