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Lucinda Williams — Side Of The Road
Album: Lucinda Williams
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Released: 1988
Length: 3:22
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You wait in the car on the side of the road
Lemme go and stand awhile, I wanna know you're there but I wanna be alone
If only for a minute or two
I wanna see what it feels like to be without you
I wanna know the touch of my own skin
Against the sun, against the wind

I walked out in a field, the grass was high, it brushed against my legs
I just stood and looked out at the open space and a farmhouse out a ways
And I wondered about the people who lived in it
And I wondered if they were happy and content
Were there children and a man and a wife?
Did she love him and take her hair down at night?

If I stray away too far from you, don't go and try to find me
It doesn't mean I don't love you, it doesn't mean I won't come back and
Stay beside you
It only means I need a little time
To follow that unbroken line
To a place where the wild things grow
To a place where I used to always go

La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
If only for a minute or two
I wanna see what it feels like to be without you
I wanna know the touch of my own skin
Against the sun, against the wind
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From wikipedia,

Emmylou Harris
said of Williams, "She is an example of the best of what country at
least says it is, but, for some reason, she's completely out of the loop
and I feel strongly that that's country music's loss."

Posted 3 years ago by bluefrog    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Lucinda is godlike. When she sings, just listen. 
Posted 4 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
Not a huge Lucinda fan, but this one really stands out.
Posted 4 years ago by Rogerbr    [ Reply ]
 jeezumcrow wrote:
(VT)
Jeezum Crow, what a voice!


 
Yes!  Saw her at the Commodore in Vancouver (a fairly large venue) and I'll never forget being gobsmacked by how that voice just FILLED the place.  
Posted 4 years ago by Finnbayer    [ Reply ]
This woman has Big Medicine
Posted 4 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
I always thought this was a Ben Folds song .  Radio Paradise -- always furthering my music education 
Posted 4 years ago by nitsirk90    [ Reply ]
Wow, when she could still sing...
Posted 4 years ago by chuck.b.meyers    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:

Ah...back before she burned her voice out....the 1st couple of albums were fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can't tolerate listening to her now....makes me leap for the volume....sad



 
I think the only thing she burned out was her liver.
Posted 8 years ago by 4GibMe    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:

Wow. I actually like her voice on this. Very nice. I thought she'd always sounded like a drunk chic from Beaumont at a Karaoke bar. {#Ask}
 

i think she was drunk on her ass at least half the time.  brilliant, though.  i love her.
Posted 14 years ago by Rooney    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
Thanks for playing pre-burnout Lucinda...lovely
 
Wow. I actually like her voice on this. Very nice. I thought she'd always sounded like a drunk chic from Beaumont at a Karaoke bar. {#Ask}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 tonypf wrote:
Yea, before the affectations took over.
 
Old-school Lucinda is the best!
Posted 14 years ago by treehugger    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing pre-burnout Lucinda...lovely
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Love this song, always reminds of a road trip I took in Colorado!  Good times!
Posted 14 years ago by nekofan    [ Reply ]
(VT)
Jeezum Crow, what a voice!


Posted 14 years ago by jeezumcrow    [ Reply ]
This was the first song of Lucinda's I ever heard- went out and got the CD right away. I have been hooked ever since am a huge fan of pretty much all her work.  This song draws you in and is just perfect- love it, just wish it was a little longer. I don't understand how anyone can criticize this song- but then again, I'm a rational person.

Posted 14 years ago by dresher_lite    [ Reply ]
One of my faves... thanks for making my day!
Posted 14 years ago by domstead    [ Reply ]
Sounds a bit like Shawn Colvin's 'Cinnamon Road'.... but not as good. {#Beat}
Posted 14 years ago by CascadianPDX    [ Reply ]
 FlamingLotus wrote:
Old-skool Lucinda—Thanks Bill!
 

Yea, before the affectations took over.
Posted 14 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
I didn't know Lucinda ever sounded this good!
Posted 14 years ago by Valley_Boy    [ Reply ]
Old-skool Lucinda—Thanks Bill!
Posted 14 years ago by FlamingLotus    [ Reply ]
I'm in the Farmhouse,LoL.
Posted 15 years ago by radiostar    [ Reply ]
sweet
Posted 15 years ago by Skorokoro    [ Reply ]
That's where I think we should leave Ms. Williams; on the side of the road. {#Headache}
Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 cherinoel wrote:

Ah...back before she burned her voice out....the 1st couple of albums were fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can't tolerate listening to her now....makes me leap for the volume....sad

 
exactly.

Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
Nice! Never heard this before.
 
Cool! I would STRONGLY encourage you to purchase this CD and then move on to "Car Wheels on A Gravel Road" (1998). {#Sunny}

https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lucindawilliams/discography

Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]

Ah...back before she burned her voice out....the 1st couple of albums were fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Can't tolerate listening to her now....makes me leap for the volume....sad


Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
  Exene wrote:
Every time I hear her voice I feel like I need to go take a shower.
 
A cold one? {#Mrgreen}
Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear her voice I feel like I need to go take a shower.
Posted 15 years ago by Exene    [ Reply ]
This sounds like an old tired out version of Thunder Road.

Oh wait, it IS an old tired out version.

*sigh*
Posted 15 years ago by Gryn    [ Reply ]
 rcurrier wrote:

He wishes.

This is probably my favorite song of hers, from my favorite album.
 

There are two versions of this song on the original lp - never could decide which one I loved more. My daughter grew up with this song from the age of three (she's almost 16 now) and still refers to this as "The Grass Was High" song...
this is my favorite song, from my favorite lp as well....

Posted 15 years ago by glydev    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:
So nice to hear LW singing straight out. Lovely.
 
Right you are... I didn't know she could actually sing in a conventional manner. This must have been recorded before she started regaling in her dysfunction, eh?


Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Nice! Never heard this before.
Posted 15 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Well, that was certainly nice and short.
Posted 15 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
This is a great record, one of her best. 
Posted 15 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
 tigrente wrote:
Isn't this a Ben Folds song?
 
He wishes.

This is probably my favorite song of hers, from my favorite album.


Posted 16 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Love that violin.  {#Boohoo}

Posted 16 years ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
So nice to hear LW singing straight out. Lovely.
Posted 16 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
Just so happy to hear here, this great song from this truly gifted songwriter.
Posted 16 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
I know others have covered this, but nothing touches Lucinda's original. Stunning.
Posted 16 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Nice song, great vocals.
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Always liked this song and Lucinda. Have a few friends who don't get her. That doesn't make them bad people, simply misguided. Guess we are all entitled to our personal musical taste (even hip-hop).
Posted 16 years ago by CatSitter    [ Reply ]
Isn't this a Ben Folds song?
Posted 17 years ago by tigrente    [ Reply ]
Wow! A happy Lucinda tune! Just love her, happy or miserable.
Posted 17 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
softjeans wrote:
Thrilled to see this show up in RP: this is, I think, Lucinda's first great song.
I agree!!
Posted 17 years ago by Kornmann    [ Reply ]
Thrilled to see this show up in RP: this is, I think, Lucinda\'s first great song.
Posted 17 years ago by softjeans    [ Reply ]
Never heard this song before today, but once again, the money left in my itunes account is dwindling due to RP.
Posted 17 years ago by blove    [ Reply ]
I thought this was Chrissie Hynde from the voice. Great voice and a beautiful song.
Posted 17 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Bout time we got a tune from this older Lucinda album. 'Changed the locks' is another great tune from this one.
Posted 17 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]