Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
[Lomax verse 1]
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know she's gonna miss me from rolling in her arms
[Lomax verse 4]
Well did you ever wake up and found your rider gone?
Well did you ever wake up and found your rider gone?
Well put you on a wonder and wish you'd never been born
[Lomax verse 10]
Sun's gonna shine in my back door some day
Sun's gonna shine in my back door some day
Winds gonna rise and blow my blues away
[Lomax verse 9]
I'll build your fire, you know I'll cut your logs
I'll build your fire, you know I'll cut your logs
I'll be a loving baby but I ain't gonna be your dog
[Non-Lomax verse]
Well dawn's coming early, night's gonna fade away
I said dawn's coming early, night's gonna fade away
Ever see your rider coming, baby, 'bout the break of day
[Lomax verse 1]
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know she's gonna miss me from rolling in her arms
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
When I'm gone
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know she's gonna miss me from rolling in her arms
[Lomax verse 4]
Well did you ever wake up and found your rider gone?
Well did you ever wake up and found your rider gone?
Well put you on a wonder and wish you'd never been born
[Lomax verse 10]
Sun's gonna shine in my back door some day
Sun's gonna shine in my back door some day
Winds gonna rise and blow my blues away
[Lomax verse 9]
I'll build your fire, you know I'll cut your logs
I'll build your fire, you know I'll cut your logs
I'll be a loving baby but I ain't gonna be your dog
[Non-Lomax verse]
Well dawn's coming early, night's gonna fade away
I said dawn's coming early, night's gonna fade away
Ever see your rider coming, baby, 'bout the break of day
[Lomax verse 1]
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
I know she's gonna miss me from rolling in her arms
I know my rider gonna miss me when I'm gone
When I'm gone, when I'm gone
When I'm gone
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Rider Lyrics as written by Sheldon Arrington Winston Rodgers
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