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Gotta Keep Walking Lyrics
On the road, no way home,
Guess I gotta keep rollin' on til the lights come on.
I'll sing a song, it won't take long,
Shut my eyes and I'm back where I belong
In trouble's arms
Singing mama's songs when the lights come on.
She said, "We've gotta keep walking, keep walking."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
I had a dream late last night,
Someone stole my boots in broad daylight.
I put up no fight.
They were out of sight, I still felt alright.
So I walked on, barefoot, strong,
All the other troops marched towards the bomb,
But I wandered off.
They said, 'man, what's wrong?'
I said, 'the light turned on.'
She said, "We've gotta keep walking, keep walking."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
We lost the highway
With smoke in our eyes.
With these hands and this place,
We will spread our own design.
Spread our own design.
She said, "We've gotta keep walking, keep walking."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking, keep walking."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking, keep walking."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
Guess I gotta keep rollin' on til the lights come on.
Shut my eyes and I'm back where I belong
In trouble's arms
Singing mama's songs when the lights come on.
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
Someone stole my boots in broad daylight.
I put up no fight.
They were out of sight, I still felt alright.
All the other troops marched towards the bomb,
But I wandered off.
They said, 'man, what's wrong?'
I said, 'the light turned on.'
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
With smoke in our eyes.
With these hands and this place,
We will spread our own design.
Spread our own design.
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
She said, "We've gotta keep walking on."
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My favorite Willy Mason song.
To me this song is about persevering through one's dissatisfaction with society/culture. The use of light reflects the age old symbol of knowledge or enlightenment. WHen he talks about continuing on barefoot strong despite those who have attacked his beliefs or tried to take something valuable away from him, he continues on his quest. While the other troops marched towards the bomb, they asked :hey man whats wrong? and :i said the light turned on:. Here he realizes that war is wrong (the light turned on)
Continuing with the theme of perseverance:
We lost the highway With smoke in our eyes. With these hands and this place, We will spread our own design. Spread our own design
We way no longer know the way, or be on the fast track we thought we had, but we will continue and we will overcome and make what we can of this life with our ideas "with these hands and this place we will spread our own design"