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Jackson Browne - The Road

Jackson Browne - The Road Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Running on Empty
Released: 1977

The Road Lyrics

When we come to place where The Road and the sky collide
Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide
They told me I was going to have to work for a living
But all I want to do is ride
I don't care where we're going from here
Honey, you decide

Well I spend my time at the bottom of a wishing well
And I can hear my dreams singing clear as a bell
I used to know where they ended and the world began
But now it's getting hard to tell
I could be just around the corner from heaven or a mile from hell

I'm just rolling away from yesterday
Behind a wheel of a stolen Chevrolet
I'm going to get a little higher
And see if I can hot-wire reality

Now can you see those dark clouds gathering up ahead?
They're going to wash this planet clean like the bible said
Now you can hold on steady and try to be ready
But everybody's gonna get wet
Don't think it won't happen just because it hasn't happened yet

I'm just rolling away from yesterday
Behind the wheel of a stolen Chevrolet
I'm going to get a little higher
And see if I can hot-wire reality

Writer/s: BROWNE, JACKSON
Publisher: Jackson Browne/Swallow Turn Music/Night Kitchen Music/Open Window Music
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The Road

The Running on Empty album is a tale of life on the road and the struggles of an itinerant musician. Jackson Brown didn't write "The Road," but the song fit very well on the set as it described the comfortless lifestyle filled with motels and strangers.

The song's writer is Danny O'Keefe, who had a hit in 1972 with "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues." And while "The Road" sounds like it was written after that hit, it was actually composed earlier. The song foreshadowed O'Keefe's fate, as he found himself living the song when he toured to promote his hit. In our interview with Danny O'Keefe , he said: "For me the road was basically go out for six weeks and after six weeks you were usually sick of the road and sort of beat to death and poor, because unless you stay out there for a long period of time it's very hard to recoup those expenses that you have when you're carrying a band."

Asking Alexandria - The Road

Asking Alexandria - The Road Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: From Death to Destiny
Released: 2013

The Road Lyrics

The Road

Guitarist Ben Bruce told Artist Direct the story of this song. "It actually started off with the drum beat in the beginning," he said. "I had that drum beat in my head. I programmed it into my computer, and I just kept jamming it. I was like, 'This is such a cool drum beat. I want to write something to it.' That's actually how it started. We went from there."

"If you listen to the demos of the song, it changed dramatically from where it started to how it ended up on the record," Bruce continued. "Parts were taken out. Originally, it was a lot heavier. It didn't start with the clean verse it ended up with. It took a turn in the right direction, and it's become one of my favorites for sure."