Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
You told me goodbyeNotes
How was I to know
You didn't mean goodbye
You meant please don't let me go
I was having a high time
Living the good life
Well I know
The wheels are muddy
Got a ton of hay
Now listen here baby
'Cause I mean what I say (note 1)
I'm having a hard time
Living the good life
Well I know
I was losing time, I had nothing to do
No-one to fight, I came to you
Wheels broke down, the leader won't draw
The line is busted, the last one I saw
Tomorrow comes trouble (note 2)
Tomorrow comes pain
Now don't think too hard, baby
'Cause you know what I'm saying
I could show you a high time
Living the good life (note 3)
Don't be that way
Nothing's for certain
It could always go wrong
Come in when it's raining
Go on out when it's gone
We could have us a high time
Living the good life
Well I know
| Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | ||||
| 8 Nov 1969 | Dick's Picks Vol 16 | ||||
| 20 Dec 1969 | Dave's Picks Volume 6 | ||||
| studio 1970 | Workingman's Dead (note a) | ||||
| 7 Feb 1970 | Fillmore West 1969 - The Complete Recordings (note b) | ||||
| 14 Feb 1970 | Dick's Picks Vol 4 | ||||
| 9 Jun 1976 | Road Trips Volume 4, Number 5 | ||||
| 28 Jun 1976 | Download Series Vol 4 | ||||
| 17 May 1977 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2012) (note d) | ||||
| 28 Dec 1979 | Road Trips Vol 3, No 1 | ||||
| 16 May 1980 | Go To Nassau | ||||
| 3 Sep 1980 | Download Series Vol 7 | ||||
| Oct 1980 | Dead Set (note c) | ||||
| 6 May 1981 | Dick's Picks Vol 13 | ||||
| 1 Nov 1985 | Dick's Picks Vol 21 | ||||
| 27 May 1993 | Road Trips Vol 2, No 4 | ||||
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| Other Recordings | |||||
| Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
| Sep 1995 | Eternity Blue | Henry Kaiser | |||
| 1998 | Stolen Roses | Cast of "Cumberland Blues" | |||