"Melissa" lyrics
(feat. Derek Trucks)
(originally by The Allman Brothers Band)
Crossroads
Seem to come and go, yeah
The Gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowin' many, lovin' none
Bearin' sorrow, havin' fun
But back home, he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Freight train
Each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the Gypsy's name
No one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
In all his deepest dreams, the Gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Again the mornin's come
Again he's on the run
Sunbeams shinin' through his hair
Appearin' not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and, Gypsy, roll on
Roll on
Crossroads
Will you ever let him go?
Will you hide a dead man's ghost
Or will he lie beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But I know he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know he won't stay
Without Melissa
Seem to come and go, yeah
The Gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowin' many, lovin' none
Bearin' sorrow, havin' fun
But back home, he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Freight train
Each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the Gypsy's name
No one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
In all his deepest dreams, the Gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Again the mornin's come
Again he's on the run
Sunbeams shinin' through his hair
Appearin' not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and, Gypsy, roll on
Roll on
Crossroads
Will you ever let him go?
Will you hide a dead man's ghost
Or will he lie beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But I know he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know he won't stay
Without Melissa
