I Don’t Want to Die on the Road

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 and 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