Song for Adam

Gregg Allman, Jackson Browne

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Gregg Allman

Gregory LeNoir "Gregg" Allman (born December 8, 1947 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2006. His distinctive voice placed him in 70th place in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". more »


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2017
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Though Adam was a friend of mine, 
I did not know him well 
He was alone into his distance 
He was deep into his well 
I could guess what he was laughing at, 
But I couldn't really tell 
Now the story's told that Adam jumped, 
But I've been thinking that he fell 

Together we went traveling, 
As we received the call 
His destination India, 
And I had none at all 
Well, I still remember laughing 
With our backs against the wall 
So free of fear, we never thought 
That one of us might fall 

I sit before my only candle, 
But it's so little light to find my way 
Now this story unfolds before my candle 
Which is shorter every hour 
As it reaches for the day 
But I feel just like a candle in the way 
I guess I'll get there, but 
I wouldn't say for sure 

When we parted we were laughing still, 
As our goodbyes were said 
And I never heard from him again 
As each our lives we led 
Except for once in someone else's 
Letter that I read 
Until I heard the sudden word 
That a friend of mine was dead 

I sit before my only candle, 
Like a pilgrim sits beside the way 
Now this journey appears before my candle 
As a song that's growing fainter 
The harder that I play 
But I fear before I end I'll fade away 
But I guess I'll get there, 
Though I wouldn't say for sure 

Though Adam was a friend of mine, 
I did not know him long 
And when I stood myself beside him, 
I never though I was as strong 
Still it seems he stopped his singing 
In the middle of his song 
Well I'm not the one to say I know, 
But I'm hoping he was wrong 

I'm holding out my only candle, 
Though it's so little light to find my way 
Now this story's been laid beneath my candle 
And it's shorter every hour 
As it reaches for the day 
Yes, I feel just like a candle in the way 
I hope I'll get there, 
But I never pray

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