Song Description
I'd been listening to Gram Parsons for about 3 months straight, and this just sort of came out.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Restless, Diplomatic |
| Subject |
Hope, Other |
Similar Artists |
Wilco, The Beatles |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Down by the Light
Verse 1
Darling, I went down to the river and looked,
and there was nothing I could see?
But a man who?s so broken, confused, and distraught...
That he doesn?t know how to be free.
So take me to Heaven, or take me to Hell?
My darling they?re both fine with me.
A saint or a sinner I?ll gladly become,
But I just can?t stand the in between.
Chorus
Down by the Light.
Down by the Light.
Down by the Light, my darling?
I see you come running, and I know that there?s still time for me.
Verse 2
My hands are so broken and bruised with my past,
that there?s nothing there I can give.
The bargaining?s over and I?m begging now,
that you?d just show me how to live.
I?m hoping for Heaven, I?m running from Hell?
No longer the same thing to me.
A saint and a sinner I?ve somehow become,
And I just can?t stand the in between.
Guitar Solo
Chorus
(repeated)