Lyrics: John Barlow
Music: Bob Weir
Played regularly by the Grateful Dead and more recently by Bob Weir with Rob Wasserman and with Ratdog
I woke today, and felt your side of bedBob Weir inevitably ended the song with an ad lib extension. This is what he sang on "Ace":
The covers were still warm where you'd been layin'
You were gone, my heart was filled with dread
You might not be sleeping here again
It's all right, 'cause I love you
And that's not gonna change
Run me round, make me hurt again and again
But I'll still sing you love songs
Written in the letters of your name
And brave the storm to come
For it surely looks like rain
Did you ever waken to the sound of street cats making love
And guess from their cries you were listening to a fight
Well you know, hate's just the last thing they're thinking of
They're only trying to make it through the night
I only want to hold you, I don't want to tie you down
Or fence you in the lines I might have drawn
It's just that I have gotten used to having you around
My landscape would be empty if you were gone
It's all right, 'cause I love you
And that's not gonna change
Run me round, make me hurt again and again
But I'll still sing you love songs
Written in the letters of your name
And brave the storm to come
For it surely looks like rain
Whoa, looks like rain
Turning grey and it surely looks like rain
Whoa, surely looks like rain
Oh, looks like rain
Whole world turning grey and it looks like rain
Oh, looks like rain
Oh, here comes the rain
Turning grey and it looks like rain
| Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | ||||
| 28 Mar 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 30 | ||||
| 8 Apr 1972 | Europe '72 (note 2) | ||||
| 26 Feb 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 28 | ||||
| 19 Oct 1973 | Dick's Picks Vol 19 | ||||
| 10 Nov 1973 | Winterland 1973 - The Complete Recordings | ||||
| 18 Jun 1976 | Download Series Vol 4 | ||||
| 9 Oct 1976 | Dick's Picks Vol 33 | ||||
| 31 Dec 1976 | Live At The Cow Palace | ||||
| 30 Apr 1977 | Download Series Vol 1 | ||||
| 19 May 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 29 | ||||
| 3 Sep 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 15 | ||||
| 5 Nov 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 34 | ||||
| 29 Dec 1977 | Dick's Picks Vol 10 | ||||
| 3 Feb 1978 | Dick's Picks Vol 18 | ||||
| 11 May 1978 | Dick's Picks Vol 25 | ||||
| 16 Sep 1978 | Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978 (CD and DVD) | ||||
| 26 Dec 1979 | Dick's Picks Vol 5 | ||||
| 16 May 1980 | Go To Nassau | ||||
| 6 May 1981 | Dick's Picks Vol 13 | ||||
| 24 Jul 1987 | View From The Vault IV (DVD & CD soundtrack) | ||||
| 4 Jul 1989 | Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD & CD soundtrack) | ||||
| 28 Mar 1990 | Without A Net | ||||
| 16 Sep 1990 | Dick's Picks Vol 9 | ||||
Recordings from dead.net Tapers Section
| Bob Weir Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| studio 1972 | Ace | Bob Weir (note 1) | |||
| fall 1988 | Weir/Wasserman Live | Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman | |||
"The Dead" Concert Recordings
Ratdog Live CD Series