I Dream A Highway Lyrics

Lyric discussion by road to joy 

Cover art for I Dream A Highway lyrics by Gillian Welch

Alright, after much discussion, I believe I figured out what this song really is about.

The whole song is about a car-ride. She's driving somewhere & all these things are running through her head-johnny cash, moving to memphis, this mystery man "jack of diamonds" etc...

"a winding ribbon with a band of gold" is the road. "silver vision come bless my soul" silver vision is sleep.

This is probably one of the most amazing songs I have ever heard in my entire life & I hope what I just posted will make some sense out of it.