Story Behind The Song
That's just how it happened. We got lost on Cherry Glen Road, a winding road in the foothills north of San Francisco. We were singing with the radio, with the windows down, the stars were amazingly bright, and she was mine, for one night. It wasn't long before I heard that she had decided for him and against me...
Song Description
She sure enjoyed the ride the first night down that road...I guess from now on I'll take that ride alone...just me and my old Pontiac.
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Gloomy |
Subject |
Lost Love, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Stevie Ray Vaughan |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
I gotta late night ride with heartache
I got a meeting with solitude
If the good Lord would get me off of this road
Might do my mind some good
with the stars so sharp on a fateful hill
they cut me then and they cut me still
Midnight wind took away my load
the night we got lost
Down Cherry Glen Road
I got a half full jug of bootleg
I got a half full tank of gas
I'm gonna roll tonight, the moon's so bright
The road looks just like glass
Makes me remember the time we had
Makin' our way out of the promised land
You stole my heart and I sold my soul
The night we got lost
Down Cherry Glen Road
(lead)
I got a message on the grapevine
When you gave your love away
Then you broke the news, and it's all I can do
To turn and walk away
You left me here with no one to hold
And there you are, and it's mighty cold
Button my coat and it's time to roll
Time to get lost
Down Cherry Glen Road