Lyrics to
Roll Another Number (For The Road)

This version of Roll Another Number (For The Road) was released by Neil Young in 1975.

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It’s too dark
to put the keys
in my ignition,
And the mornin’ sun is yet
to climb my hood ornament.
But before too long I might
see those flashing red lights
Look out, mama,
’cause I’m comin’ home tonight.

Think I’ll
roll another number
for the road,
I feel able to get under any load.
Though my feet
aren’t on the ground,
I been standin’ on the sound
Of some open-hearted people
goin’ down.

I’m not goin’ back
to Woodstock for a while,
Though I long to hear
that lonesome hippie smile.
I’m a million miles away
from that helicopter day
No, I don’t believe
I’ll be goin’ back that way.

Think I’ll
roll another number
for the road,
I feel able to get under any load.
Though my feet
aren’t on the ground,
I been standin’ on the sound
Of some open-hearted people
goin’ down.

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The lyrics to Roll Another Number (For The Road) are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Neil Young used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to Roll Another Number (For The Road) have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Neil Young and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Roll Another Number (For The Road) by Neil Young. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Roll Another Number (For The Road)" means the words set to the music of Roll Another Number (For The Road), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Young. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Roll Another Number (For The Road) and the lyrics to Roll Another Number (For The Road) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Young who came here looking just for the lyrics to Roll Another Number (For The Road), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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