"Up Around The Bend" as written by and John Fogerty....
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Just as fast as my feet can fly
Come away, come away if you're goin'
Leave the sinkin' ship behind
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend
Oh
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo
Better get while the gettin's good
Hitch a ride to the end of the highway
Where the neon's turn to wood
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend
Oh
You can ponder perpetual motion,
Fix your mind on a crystal day,
Always time for a good conversation,
There's an ear for what you say
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend.
Yeah
Oh
Catch a ride to the end of the highway
And we'll meet by the big red tree,
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Come along, come along with me
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend
Yeah
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do yeah
Do do do do
Do do do do
Just as fast as my feet can fly
Come away, come away if you're goin'
Leave the sinkin' ship behind
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend
Oh
Bring a song and a smile for the banjo
Better get while the gettin's good
Hitch a ride to the end of the highway
Where the neon's turn to wood
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend
Oh
You can ponder perpetual motion,
Fix your mind on a crystal day,
Always time for a good conversation,
There's an ear for what you say
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend.
Yeah
Oh
Catch a ride to the end of the highway
And we'll meet by the big red tree,
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'
Come along, come along with me
Come on the risin' wind,
We're goin' up around the bend
Yeah
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do
Do do do do yeah
Do do do do
Do do do do
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in the first verse, he is telling somebody that there's a place up ahead to which he is running as fast as he can...we know he is running as fast as he can as the line "just as fast as my feet can fly" is a metaphor; literally it would mean: my feet are moving really fast and i will not go slower than as fast as they can move...at the end of the verse he invites the listener to come along and "leave this sinkin' ship behind"
AHA! could this be draft-dodgers fleeing to canada? california is kinda arc-shaped; is going "around the bend" goin up around the coast into a different country?
REFRAIN: here he is saying the "rising wind" of the war is becoming to much to handle and it's time to get out
the second verse starts off all about having fun, but the second line reveals that u gotta get out before it's too late: before u get drafted..."the end of the highway" represents the canadian border, which is where the glamour of california/the US turns into Canadian wilderness, "where the neons turn to wood"
the next-to-last verse states that, with newfound freedom, they can "ponder perpetual motion," enjoy the "crystal day," talk to each other about everything (as now there they don't hav to worry about others not being sympathetic to their anti-war views)...
the last verse once again refers to "the end of the highway" where they'll "meet by the big red tree," which refers to the Big Red Leaf on Canada's flag...the once again makes sure the listener knows that he is going up ahead to a place to which we are invited to come
And we'll meet by the big red tree," The big red tree he's referring to are the California red woods. All of these guys were from California. He may have been referring also to Mendocino County in northern California where the best marijuana in the world is grown. Or maybe I've just smoked too much of that weed. Your guess.
the first verse is talking about leaving ur problems behind
second verse is about u can reck your brain all day thinking about crap that doesnt matter like perpetual motion u can enjoy a crystal day...what u think about to take ur mind of u crappy life....job...or family
third verse...where the highway ends theres a big red tree where he will meet someone whos gonna catch a ride from there crappy lives to the place up ahead
CCR always talked about peace man just loving your life but they knew everyone had to deal with crap...so leave ur crap behind come along come along with me
But that interpretation is probably correct. Me, I'll take the song for face value; it is a great song to listen to in the car ona trip or just anywhere. On a personal note, it is probably how I'll feel once I get to leave my own "sinkin' ship" behind.
Overall, a great song. Anything by CCR is awesome.