The Wheel Lyrics

Lyric discussion by heartofgoldband 

Cover art for The Wheel lyrics by Grateful Dead

I think this song is related to the Merry Prankster's Further Bus. The bus was named by artist Roy Sebern, who painted the word “Further” on the destination placard as a kind of one-word poem and inspiration to keep going whenever the bus broke down. The Grateful Dead were members of the Merry Pranksters.

The lyrics in this song serve as encouragement to keep going, just as the name of the bus did.

Round, round robin run round, got to get back to where you belong, Little bit harder, just a little bit more, A little bit further than you gone before.