Stephen Kellogg – I Don't Want To Die On the Road lyrics

From Jackson Browne to Levon Helm, to all the things I care about
It took a while but I found out the truth
If nothing gold can ever stay you take the cards you’re dealt today
And make them into something you can use
The dreams I had when I was younger, some so wild and filled with wonder
Some that I have failed to recognize
For all these kids and all this noise and all that time spent with the boys
I don’t know why it comes as a surprise

That I don’t want to die on the road
Some place that is not my home
I’ve been wrong before but this I know, that I don’t want to die on the road

If rock n’ roll can save your soul
It’s also gonna take its toll
You get the things you give
And I gave this a lot
Buddy Holly, Stevie Ray, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce but not my name today

If it’s something you don’t want to hear, then keep your hands upon your ears
Remember though that there will come a time
When all you’ve said is all you’ll say, you might as well kill me today
If this is all I’m gonna leave behind

See I don’t want to die on the road
Some place I don’t even know
I’ve been wrong before but this I know, that I don’t want to die
No I don’t want to die on the road