Story Behind The Song
The story is the song
Song Description
It's a song about spreading hope
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Folk - Rural, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Pleasant, Cheerful |
Subject |
Freedom, Famous People |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I remember papa laughing when he gave me this guitar
He said he won it gambling in an Oklahoma bar
It's the only thing he ever gave me that didn't have no strings
But this old box must have given me at least a thousand dreams
Chorus:
I'm going to write a couple songs, maybe right a couple wrongs
I want to see what's going on, and let the truth roll off of my tongue
I ain't trying to be nobody, I just want to do like Woody
Spread a little hope, and then ramble on
I was 17 the first time that my guitar paid the rent
I been on the trail of Woody Guthrie ever sinse
I've been working in the farms and factories, talking to the highway bums
Walking down every back road between here and kingdom come
Chorus:
I'm going to write a couple songs, maybe right a couple wrongs
I want to see what's going on, and let the truth roll off of my tongue
I ain't trying to be nobody, I just want to do like Woody
Spread a little hope, and then ramble on
So how do you find salvation, or the hope that you've been seeking?
Do you bow your heads in prayer, or do you search the skies for a beacon?
I been following this trail sinse I first heard Woody's singing
Now I'm walking down the highway with my guitar strings a ringing
Chorus:
I'm going to write a couple songs, maybe right a couple wrongs
I want to see what's going on, and let the truth roll off of my tongue
I ain't trying to be nobody, I just want to do like Woody
Spread a little hope, and then ramble on