Time's come for us to part
And think of living as it was.
Into the future we must cross…
Must cross.
I'd like to go with you
And I'd like to go with you.
You say I'm harder than a wall
A marble shaft about to fall.
I love you dearer than them all
Them all.
So let me stay with you
So let me stay with you.
And as we walked into the day
Sky's of blue have turned to gray.
I might have not been clear to say…
To say…
I'd never look away
I'd never look away.
And though I'd I'm feeling you inside
My life is rolling with the tide.
I'd like to see it be an open ride…
Along with you
Going along with you.
The time we'd borrowed from ourselves
Can't stay within a vaulted cell.
And living turns into a lender's well…
So let me come with you
And let me come with you.
And when we came out into view
And there I found myself with you.
When breathing felt like something new…
New…
Along with you
Going along with you.
And think of living as it was.
Into the future we must cross…
Must cross.
And I'd like to go with you.
A marble shaft about to fall.
I love you dearer than them all
Them all.
So let me stay with you.
Sky's of blue have turned to gray.
I might have not been clear to say…
To say…
I'd never look away.
My life is rolling with the tide.
I'd like to see it be an open ride…
Going along with you.
Can't stay within a vaulted cell.
And living turns into a lender's well…
And let me come with you.
And there I found myself with you.
When breathing felt like something new…
New…
Going along with you.
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One of the most moving and meaningful love songs I know of. Falling in love at first is the subject of so many songs, and that’s the easy part. But to acknowledge differences (“you say I’m harder than a wall”) during troubled times (“skies of blue have turned to gray”) and still be able to recommit and know “I love you dearer than them all,” and to say “so let me come with you” - that’s real love. And it’s hard, and it hurts going through the troubled times, but on the other side of it you’re part of something special and lasting.
Jorma did get divorced from his first wife 5 years after writing this song, but at the age of 84 he’s now been married to his second wife for 37 years. Committed relationships aren’t easy but lasting love is worth the effort, and that’s what I hear when I listed to this song.
This is for sure one of the most under rated songs. its simply great.
pretty clear meaning about moving on from the wreckage of the times but wanting that someone to still be in your life
one lyric correction: "Can't stay within a vaulted cell" should read "can't stay within our vault to dwell"
oh, yeah, wanted to add this is a Jorma Kaukonen solo recording from his album "Quah", not a Hot Tuna record
oh, yeah, wanted to add this is a Jorma Kaukonen solo recording from his album "Quah", not a Hot Tuna record