Name: The Road
Duration: P00H03M13S
Description: The most recent song on this album. As 'Ten Percent Blues' indicates, despite a brief spell as a full-time musician in the 70s, my subsequent career took a very different path, so this is absolutely not about me. I guess if I'd persisted, the road might well have been the ruin of me.

The Road

from Ten Percent Blues by David A. Harley

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The most recent song on this album. As 'Ten Percent Blues' indicates, despite a brief spell as a full-time musician in the 70s, my subsequent career took a very different path, so this is absolutely not about me. I guess if I'd persisted, the road might well have been the ruin of me.

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The Road (words & music by David A. Harley)

It's late and the driver has nothing to say
One more stop ahead on an endless highway
One more place to be, and nowhere to stay
For the road was the ruin of me

The tour bus, the tranny, the fluffed chords of fame
The days in the airport, the runaway train
You don't care for my songs and you don't know my name
For the road was the ruin of me

I was never a drifter, I'd no urge to roam
But somehow the tour bus became my home
The scenery fades and the scene is long gone
And the road was the ruin of me

The smoke and the pipe dream, the whisky, the beer
There's nothing to treasure and nothing to fear
There's no one here now to send out for some gear
And the road was the ruin of me

The call of the wild, and the song of the road
The end of the game and the call of the void
There's no one to meet and there's nowhere to hide
The road was the ruin of me

The heroes and villains, the bait and the switch
The hole in my sock and the travelling itch
I'll never be famous, I'll never be rich
For the road was the ruin of me

I drank much too deep at the wishing well
I knew what I wanted but never could tell
Now I've only these dreams and these few words to sell
For the road was the ruin of me

All that I've learned is how little I know
All I've come home to is a new place to go
And it's never a place that I wanted to be
For the road was the ruin of me

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from Ten Percent Blues, released May 19, 2021
Words, music, guitars and vocals by David A. Harley

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David A. Harley England, UK

David Harley is a former professional musician, administrator, IT security editor, author and researcher, and former much else that is even less impressive. He now lives in Cornwall. More info at whealalice.com