Head On Down The Road

Story Behind The Song

i wrote this song (and 1935) inspired by watching a pbs documentary about the dust bowl and the depression era.

Song Description

families were forced by the depression to head on down the road. the times must have been horrible to many of our own during this miserable era in our history, but born from it was the greatest generation of all time.

Song Length 2:59 Genre Blues - Country, Country - General
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Depressing, Gloomy Subject Sadness, Loneliness
Language English Era 1930 - 1939

Lyrics

The cold out in the street
Gets by my pint of gin
Tells me it's time to go
Forget about everything again

The fire in the barrel
Can't warm this worthless soul
Empty faces in my bottle
Always end up in control

(Chorus)
It's time to head on down the road
I won't stop until I get where I go
"Nice to meet you, my name is Johnny Doe"
The smile hurts but you never let it show

Drowned is the memory
Of the man I used to know
When it all gets too heavy
It's time for me to go

The fire in the barrel
We stand around and sing
Drawn to the devil
I can hardly feel a thing

(Chorus)
It's time to head on down the road
When I get there I'll be the last to know
"Nice to meet you, my name is Johnny Doe"
The smile hurts but you never let it show

(bridge)
Broken glass on the sidewalks along with shattered dreams
Every morning I wake up, I wonder where I've been

(outro)
It's time to head on down the road
Ahead of the cold
I feel it in my bones
Time to head it down the road
Ahead of the cold
Head on down the road

This has a very contagious groove which fits this country blues genre perfectly...the tempo was mid but the song has lots of energy and movement...the instrumentation was professional and was record quality...overall length of song was commercial. I can hear this being placed in a movie or a television show as background music or a feature...it 's also good for commercials and travelogues...

Great feel dark and smooth. Good writing this. Good clean vocal. Count me among your fans.

GREAT----GUNS----GREAT SONG!--thanxs!--I love it---real stuff here!--cheers--joe

OOH, that's got a nasty groove. Llke it a lot. Well played, sung and recorded.

Lovely organ in the background.
Just the right tone for the vocals.
Tempo sets the mood well.
Great wind-down.
Very original lyrics

Nice blues track......really like the guitars and slide.......

Lyrics ken matthiesen/keith taylor Music ken matthiesen/keith taylor
Producer scott joyce Performance brent wilson, sean paddock, rod kent, rob cureton, scott joyce
This track is on 4 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Penny Towers favorite songs of humanity 9/17/2013
NashvilleJoe NJ's FAVES--songs i like a lot ! 9/17/2013
Keith Taylor Taylor Brothers 4/7/2013
Keith Taylor My Top Songs 4/7/2013

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