Steve Pasek a.k.a. MrBiG

Daivd "Chainsaw" Dupont

Steve Pasek a.k.a. MrBiG

Blues Warrior Publishing / Bluesomatic Publishing

David "Chainsaw" Dupont, gtr, Chris Robertson, drums, John Baker, bass, Patrick Dugan, gtr

Blues Warrior Records, 2007

Short Description of Song

A short meditation on the circle of life, and its shortness.

Long Description of Song

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.

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

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