Further On (Up the Road) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Where the road is dark and the seed is sowed
Where the gun is cocked and the bullet's cold
Where the miles are marked in blood and gold
I'll meet you further on up the road
[Verse 2]
Got on my dead man's suit and my smiling skull ring
My lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing
I got a song to sing, keep me out of the cold
And I'll meet you further on up the road
[Chorus]
Further on up the road, further on up the road
Where the way's dark and the night is cold
One sunny morning we'll rise, I know
And I'll meet you further on up the road
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
Now I've been out in the desert, just doing my time
Searching through the dust, looking for a sign
If there's a light up ahead, well, brother, I don't know
But I got this fever burning in my soul
So let's take the good times as they go
And I'll meet you further on up the road
Where the road is dark and the seed is sowed
Where the gun is cocked and the bullet's cold
Where the miles are marked in blood and gold
I'll meet you further on up the road
[Verse 2]
Got on my dead man's suit and my smiling skull ring
My lucky graveyard boots and a song to sing
I got a song to sing, keep me out of the cold
And I'll meet you further on up the road
[Chorus]
Further on up the road, further on up the road
Where the way's dark and the night is cold
One sunny morning we'll rise, I know
And I'll meet you further on up the road
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
Now I've been out in the desert, just doing my time
Searching through the dust, looking for a sign
If there's a light up ahead, well, brother, I don't know
But I got this fever burning in my soul
So let's take the good times as they go
And I'll meet you further on up the road
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The ninth song on The Rising, “Further On (Up The Road) is sung from the perspective of a soldier. The song follows the narrator’s thoughts on war, their current predicament, and the hopes they have for their country in the future.
Despite assumptions that the song was in response to the invasion of Afghanistan, “Further On (Up The Road)” was written prior to The Rising and was performed in July 2000 at Madison Square Garden.
“Further On (Up The Road)” was covered by Johnny Cash in a mellower tune, more in line with the country genre.
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- 1.Lonesome Day
- 4.Nothing Man
- 6.Empty Sky
- 7.Worlds Apart
- 9.Further On (Up the Road)
- 10.The Fuse
- 11.Mary’s Place
- 12.You’re Missing
- 13.The Rising
- 14.Paradise
- 15.My City of Ruins
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Release Date
July 30, 2002
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