Stop. Take a moment.
An exquisite Hoyt Axton song. Steppenwolf covered it best:
Words and music by Hoyt Axton
You say it was this morning when you last saw your good friend
Lyin' on the pavement with a misery on his brain
Stoned on some new potion he found upon the wall
Of some unholy bathroom in some ungodly hall
He only had a dollar to live on 'til next Monday
But he spent it on some comfort for his mind
Did you say you think he's blind?
Someone should call his parents, a sister or a brother
And they'll come to take him back home on a bus
But he'll always be a problem to his poor and puzzled mother
Yeah he'll always be another one of us
He said he wanted Heaven but prayin' was too slow
So he bought a one way ticket on an airline made of snow
Did you say you saw your good friend flyin' low?
Flyin' low
Dyin' slow
BZ
I had no idea Hoyt wrote that song. It's probably my favorite by Steppenwolfe, even ahead of Born To Be Wild.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the video. It really suits my mood these days.
cjh
cj, me too. Sorry folks, I just had to go away today and take a mental health blog break.
ReplyDeleteBack later tonight for tomorrow's post.
BZ
Good song, and brings back good memories... :-) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks NFO, I just needed a break today and nothing more.
ReplyDeleteBZ