Standing On The Moon Lyrics
Standing on the moon, I'm feeling so alone and blue.
See the gulf of Mexico, as tiny as a tear.
The coast of California must be somewhere over here.
Over here.
Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below,
Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go.
There's a metal flag beside me, someone planted long ago.
Old Glory standing stiffly, crimson, white and indigo.
Old Glory standing stiffly, crimson, white and indigo.
Indigo.
I see all of South East Asia, I can see El Salvador.
I hear the cries of children, and other songs of war.
It's like a mighty melody, that rings out from the sky.
Standing here upon the moon,
I watch it all roll by, all roll by, all roll by, all roll by.
Standing on the moon, I see a shadow on the sun.
Standing on the moon, the stars go fading one by on.
I can hear a cry of victory, another of defeat.
A scrap of age-old lullaby, down some forgotten street.
Standing on the moon, where talk is cheap and vision true.
Standing on the moon, but I would rater be with you.
Somewhere in San Francisco, on a back porch in July.
Just looking up to heaven at this crescent in the sky.
In the sky.
Standing on the moon, with nothing left to do.
A lovely view of heaven, but I'd rather be with you.
A lovely view of heaven, but I'd rather be with you.
Be with you, be with you, be with you, be with you.
Rather be with you, be with you, be with you, be with you.
Hey i'll be the first to comment on this Great song.
To me it's about wanting to get away from all the crap in the world (war, children starving etc) and dreaming about standing on the moon and being happy to be away from all the garbage. Then the singer realizes that the person he loves is still on earth, and despite all the uglieness of the world, he wants to be back there (despite the lovely view of heaven) because that is where the person he loves is. it's sort of a hidden love song.
Just another example of why the man is one of the best at what he does, Robert Hunter only gets better with age ... like a fine wine.
couldn't have said it any other way Hedges
to me this song feels for a hidden message... it could be a declaration of love but I see it as rather a messge of love and also solitude. I could go on, but not right now.
this song reminds me so much of my mother.... it was her favorite dead song and she listened to it all the time... it's so sad and solemn i don't know why but i really like when he says the gulf of mexico is as tiny as a tear
My mom passed away recently and this song seems to keep me connected to her...she's up there with a lovely view of heaven although she'd rather be here. I love the Grateful Dead.
One of my favorite songs- One of the few songs that the Dead decided to make a political statement-it is an anti-war song for them. Like so many of their songs it is easy to take it and make it have a personal meaning for yourself. For me it reminds me of my cousin who was more like a brother to me-we would go to the shows and have a great time-well he passed almost seven years ago and I think about him everyday-I believe he is up there loving the sights but just like the song I think he would rather be down here with me still going to and loving the shows