He's Gone

Music By Jerry Garcia
Words By Robert Hunter

Released November 1972

Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb You know better, but I know him Like I told you, like I said Steal your face right off your head And now he's gone Now he's gone, Lord he's gone He's gone Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, gone, and nothing's gonna bring him back He's gone Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride Hot as a pistol but cool inside Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile And now he's gone Now he's gone, Lord he's gone He's gone Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, gone, and nothing's gonna bring him back He's gone Going where the wind don't blow so strange Maybe off on some high cold mountain range Lost one round but the price wasn't anything A knife in the back and more of the same Same old Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb You know better, but I know him Like I told you, like I said Steal your face right off your head And now he's gone Now he's gone, Lord he's gone He's gone Like a steam locomotive rolling down the track He's gone, gone, and nothing's gonna bring him back He's gone Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back Ooh, nothing's gonna bring him back

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