Story Behind The Song
This song of release came to me in a flash as I was walking to the store in Oberlin, OH. When I got home an hour later to write it down, I found a message on my answering machine that my friend Donald "Donald" Chamberlin had died of cancer. I was startled at how appropriate the song was for his situation. It is dedicated to him.
Song Description
Life is too short for me to post a long description of the song.
| Song Length |
2:37 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Existence, Joy |
| Similar Artists |
Billy Joel, The Beatles |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Traffic
I used to get by on the freeway
But now I just drive straight through town
There's too many out on the freeway
The cover is bringing me down
CHORUS
Oh, can't you see me riding with a sign saying I don't know
Oh, there's a tide going my way and a cool wind blowing down in Santa Mo
You don't have to look where you're going
'Cause nobody knows who you are
I don't have to look where I'm going
There's someone else driving my car
and if I have to
Think about it, I don't want to
'Cause nobody knows anyway
What good is it out on the freeway
Where else am I going today?
CHORUS
FREEWAY CANON
Life on the freeway's not for me
Somebody is comin' after me
I could just sit here all day long
Singing my freeway song