Hangin' On

Lyrics: Peter Monk
Music: C J Stetson

Recorded Mickey Hart's first solo album, Rolling Thunder, with David Freiberg on vocals. I assume that "C.J.Stetson" is a pseudonym for some of the performers.

Lay down last night
With a tear in my eye
Woke up this morning
Tear was still there

Hangin' on by my habits
Nowhere's the next stop from here
Never get off, the wheel keeps a-turning
Nobody goes anywhere

Last face that I saw
Just before passing out
Was the blind gal who taught me
To stare

Hangin' on by my habits
Ain't enough to survive
Never get out, he's born to keep on moving
Nobody inside's alive

Lucks runs a line like a razor
Hanging's the last dance in jail
Holding on to the wheel by my teeth
Like a rattlesnake biting his tail

No sun this morning
Just one thing to do
[??]

Hangin' on by my habits
Nowhere is next down the line
Too late to get off, the clock keeps on ticking
Nobody leaves here alive