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Melissa (Allman Brothers cover) Lyrics
Crossroads,
They seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, having fun
But back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Freight train
Each car looks the same, yeah
And noone knows the gypsy's name
Noone hears his lonely sigh
There are no blankets where he lies
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Again the morning's come
Again he's on the run
Sunbeam shining through his hair
Appearing not to care
Pick up your gear,
Gypsy roll on
Roll on
Crossroads
Will you ever let him go?
Lord, lord
Will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But I know he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know he won't stay
Without Melissa
They seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Bearing sorrow, having fun
But back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Each car looks the same, yeah
And noone knows the gypsy's name
There are no blankets where he lies
In all his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Again he's on the run
Sunbeam shining through his hair
Appearing not to care
Gypsy roll on
Roll on
Will you ever let him go?
Lord, lord
Will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will his spirit float away?
Without Melissa
Without Melissa
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This one's only been performed 3 times. The first time was at Piedmont Park in Atlanta 9/8/07, a concert that got released later that year. It was performed as a duet with Greg Allman himself, who was in the house having opened for DMB. Greg sang the first verse, Dave sang the second, Greg sang the bridge, Dave sang the third, and they traded off the last stanza.
It was also performed 2 more times early in the 08 Summer tour, but has been MIA since June 4 2008. Which was the 3rd or 4th show of the tour.
I miss it already. Piedmont's was so good. Just the subtle little lyrical change from "fall away" to "float away" made a world of a difference. This was a great cover. Top 5, IMHO.
AHhh man duet tonite at the garden with Greg Allman fucking amazing!! kicking off the tour