Story Behind The Song
My band was playing at Sweet Sues, across from Madison Square Garden, in NYC. The sign was at the back of the bar and was clearly seen from the stage. The song came easily.
Song Description
Pass by the table.
| Song Length |
3:31 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Mood |
Affable, Congenial |
Subject |
Searching for Love, Musician |
| Similar Artists |
John Prine |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
At the back of a bar where I was drinking,
Stood an old rusty highway sign...
Beneath it sitting at a table
The one who could wreck this life of mine.
Dead End road, dead end road
I passed by her table ten or nine times
Before I saw the sign, "dead end road."
I've seen her in dark corners of many bars
And I find myself a thinking, "she's not bad."
This time the message is clear I know,
Don't take it cause it's just a dead end road.
Dead End Road, Dead end road...
Dead end road, dead end road....
I passed by her table ten or nine times
Before I saw the sign, "dead end road"