TRACK TALK #548 Standing on the Highway

STANDING ON THE HIGHWAY
ALBUM : The Bootleg Series Vol.9: The Witmark Demos (2010)
Recorded : Février 1962
Released : 19 Octobre 2010

Une réécriture du "Crossroad Blues" de Robert Johnson enregistrée en guise de démo aux studios Witmark.
Aucune performance live, à l'exception d'une version à la radio dans les studios de WBAI à New York.



Lyrics
Well, I'm standin' on a highway
Tryin' to bum a ride, tryin' to bum a ride,
Tryin' to bum a ride.
Well, I'm standin' on a highway
Tryin' to bum a ride, tryin' to bum a ride,
Tryin' to bum a ride.
Nobody seem to know me,
Everybody pass me by.
Well, I'm standin' on a highway
Tryin' to hold up, tryin' to hold up,
Tryin to hold up and be brave.
Well, I'm standin' on a highway
Tryin' to hold up, tryin to hold up and be brave.
One roads goin' to the bright lights,
The others goin' down to my grave.
Well, I'm standin' on a highway
Vision clear
Well, I'm standin' on a highway
Vision clear
Everybody passing me by
Nobody seems to know I'm here
Well, I'm lookin' down at two cards,
They seem to be handmade.
Well, I'm lookin' down at two cards,
They seem to be handmade.
One looks like it's the ace of diamonds,
The other looks like it is the ace of spades.
Well, I'm standin' on the highway
Watchin' my life roll by.
Well, I'm standin' on the highway
Watchin' my life roll by.
Well, I'm standin' on the highway
Tryin' to bum a ride.

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