I’m a big fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd especially their early music. The song in this post is from the Muscle Shoals Sessions 1973. If you enjoy Lynyrd Skynyrd and you don’t have that CD, I would suggest it. Another good Skynyrd CD is called “Legends.” I think I enjoy older Lynyrd Skynyrd most for the guitar work which seemed a lot more personal back then. Playing guitar, I wanted to get that good…
–Lyrics–
Like a restless leaf in the autumn breeze
Once I was a tumble weed
Like a rollin’ stone
Cold and all alone
Living for the day my dream would come
Never cared for school
Or any golden rules
Papa used to always say I was a useless fool
So I left my home
To show them they was wrong
And headed out on the road singing my song
Then one sunny day
The man, he looked my way
And everything that I dreamed of, it was real
Money, girls and cars
And big long cigars
And I caught the first plane home so papa would see
When I went home to show ‘em they was wrong
All that I found was two tombstones
Somebody tell me please was I right or wrong
Oh, such a sad song
First I got lost, then I got found
But the ones that I love are in the ground
Papa I only wish you could see me now
Take a listen papa
Whoo, I learned how to play my guitar
Gonna be a superstar
First I got lost, then I got found
The ones I love are in the ground
Won’t you tell me please was I right or wrong
If there’s any way
You can hear what I say
Papa, I never meant to do you wrong
All the money, girls and cars
And all the words and all the cigars
Papa, I just want you to know they couldn’t take your place
When I went home to show ‘em they was wrong
All that I found was sticks and stones
Somebody tell me please was I right or wrong
Oh, such a sad song
First I got lost, then I got found
But the ones that I love are in the ground
Somebody tell me please was I right or wrong
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All of my plans for the Labor Day weekend turned out completely different. That’s what I get for planning. I did go ginsenging for a bit which was painfully uneventful. I came home empty handed but at least I got to go for a little hike. I didn’t make it to the falls at all. That’s the last time I post about my plans for a camping trip or whatever. From this point forward I will only post about it after the fact… I think I’m jinxing myself. 
