The Old Man Down The Road - John Fogerty

Oh, well we run to the break of day The old man groaned as we rolled away Our women wept as we sped on by We hung our heads low as they raised their flags high Then we grabbed our guns and shot away He's killed all our brothers on a Saturday Our blood's dishonored and our wounds were deep Old Jesse James, well, he won't even take a peep So then we go on down that road Breaking your backs and breaking your souls Breaking your backs and breaking your souls The girls said I'd die before I get old The war is over and the graves were deep The sun was down just like my brother Rim's keep You burned my house and you raped my wife I fall to my knees and I pray to the Lord that I can kill that fucker tonight So then we go on down that road Breaking your backs and breaking your souls Breaking your backs and breaking your souls Mama said I'd die before I get old Oh, hey there, Dad Don't you know who I am? No motherfucker, don't give a goddamn So then we go on down that road Breaking your backs and breaking your souls Breaking your backs and breaking your souls Mama said I'd die before I get old Mama said I'd die before I get old Mama said I'd die before I get old Mama said I'd die before I get old Mama said I'd die before I get old Mama said I'd die before I get old

So much pain and no good reason why You've cried until the tears run dry And nothing here can make you understand The one thing that you held so dear Is slipping from your hands, and you say Why, why, why Does it go this way And why, why, why And all I can say Is somewhere down the road There'll be answers to the questions And somewhere down the road Tho' we cannot see it now Somewhere down the road You will find mighty arms reaching for you And they will hold the answers At the end of the road Yesterday, I thought I'd seen it all I thought I'd climbed the highest wall Now I see the learning never ends And all I know to do is keep on walking Walking 'round the bend singing Why, why, why Does it go this way And why, why, why And all I can say Is somewhere down the road There'll be answers to the questions And somewhere down the road Tho' we cannot see it now Somewhere down the road You will find mighty arms reaching for you And they will hold the answers At the end of the road Oh, keep on walking Why, why, why Does it go this way And why, why, why And all I can say All I know to say now Somewhere down the road There'll be answers to the questions And somewhere down the road Tho' we cannot see it now Somewhere down the road You will find mighty arms reaching for you And they will hold the answers At the end of the road Oh, they will hold the answers At the end of the road Oh, keep on walking, oh Oh, walking down the road Walking down the road Somewhere down this lonely road I can't see you know Down the road, the lonely road Somewhere down, somewhere down

Well, it's down the road I go And I got those worried Lonesome homesick Jones Way on down the road Well, it's down the road I go Well, I got the blues From way down in New Orleans Way on down the road And I got to be so far away Oh, don't you see All our memories, dreams and reflections That keep haunting me Well, it's down the road I go And I hear those gypsy voices Calling me way on down the road Well, I got to be So far away in my memory Dreams and reflections come on Keep on back haunting me Well, it's down the road I go Well, I got the blues From down in New Orleans Way on down the road Well, it's down the road I go Well, I've got the worried Lonesome homesick Jones Way on down the road Way on down the road Oh, down the road Way on down the road, baby, come on Way on down the road Trying to find my way back home To find my way back home Further on down the road (down the road) To find my way back home (down the road) Further on down the road (down the road) Down the road of peace (down the road) Down the road of peace (down the road) Down the road of peace, baby

CHORUS: Oh the midnight, need a searchlight. Oh the midnight, need a searchlight. I walk along the rocky shore, the place I lost myself; I search the water, look in the sky, I hear the cries for help. I trace my footsteps down to the sea, but then the path disappears; Here in the darkness, I'm runnin' blind, Been stumblin' for all of these years. CHORUS What was the demon that made me run, can I ever hope to understand? I hear my voice, echoes on the wind; I try to reach out with my hand. Without a light, I might be here forever, lost for all eternity; There in the darkness, slippin' through my fingers, The face that smiles back is me. CHORUS CHORUS CHORUS