<<can anyone tell me more about this joni song?>>
I don't know much about it, Nuriel, but I'm happy to share what I DO know...it was one
of her earliest songs, written and published in 1966. She performed it live in
coffeehouses & such, and a live version can be found on some of her early "Second
Fret"-era recordings. She introduced the song live by saying that she wanted to write
a 'traveling' song.
She apparantly recorded the song (along with BSN) on an early demo tape that made its
way to a UK folk group known as "The Foggy Dew-O" who liked both of these songs enough
to record them.
The lyrics to "Born To Take The Highway" can be found here:
See the stretching sun at dawning
Wipe the stardust from his eyes
Feel the morning breezes yawning
Telling me it's time to rise
Telling me it's time to rise
I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I've been
Anything is what I've seen
Gambler's gold is made for squandering
Miser's silver is to hoard
My gold as the sky goes wandering
My silver is the drinking goard
My silver is the drinking goard
I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I've been
Anything is what I've seen
I've skipped on concrete
Danced on cobbles
Stepped on pavement in the heat
I've seen where children crouched at marbles
Made chalk circles in the street
Found a penny at my feet
Found a penny at my feet
I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I've been
Anything is what I've seen
Now I know a road that winds forever
Through the land the rainbows run
You cross the bridge from now till never
Take the first turn past the sun
Take the first turn beyond the sun
I was born to take the highway
I was born to chase a dream
Any road at all is my way
Any place is where I've been
Anything is what I've seen
When singing the long live, she would encourage the audience to join in on the last
two lines.
Hope that helps, Nuriel...
Bob
