Aslanspal Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Randle Chowning - Founder of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils I have actually written on his facebook site ..inquiring. no response as yet and having spent some time ...think it is about..life on the road...cheating...and those back home feeling cheated. any thoughts...thanks new here and thanks for having me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Welcome to Songfacts! Here are the lyrics if anyone else wants to take a stab at this: there’s a card game in the courtyard and the winner loses all and the judge checks his supper it’s so small and the hills are gray with trouble and the dry spring gathers dust your lover’s crying in the valley she lost her drugs but there is a road to glory somehow headin’ in the past behind the gold, behind the treasure behind the mask in comes a team of four white horses and a lady with night black hair and she looks to be such a fine one but is she really there I’ve got to know I’ve got to know I’ve got to know Jeez, back in the time when this song was written, people were strung out on so many drugs thre's no telling what in the heck this means. Imagery to me would indicate it's about the world in general, how we're all striving to achieve to the point of everyone losing everything. So the only salvation is to go backwards into the past - before you gained all the fame and glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Yeah,a good song...Shawna pretty much got it right...redemption,looking back and trying to make things right (or trying to figure out what went wrong) And welcome to Songfacts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Jeez, back in the time when this song was written, people were strung out on so many drugs thre's no telling what in the heck this means. beg pardon? As an original Missouri ozarks girl .... and fan of the Daredevils (as well as knowing their backgrounds), I think Shawna has pretty much got it right, but I feel the "road to glory" doesn't have anything to do with fame, achievements, or being on the road performing. I think it just means the dream of traveling back to a simpler time and place, in contrast to the craziness that the early 70's lifestyle brought to all of us. ... "headin’ in the past" ... just heading back to the real you. Pleased to meetcha, Aslanspal. I gotta tell you, I've got a soft spot in my heart for any and all Ozark Mountain Daredevil's fans. You're a welcome addition here. Edited July 23, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslanspal Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) Slight variation Shawna in the lyrics There's a card game in the courtyard and the winner loses all when the judge checks his supper it's so small and the hills are grey with trouble and the dry spring gathers dust your lover's crying in the valley she lost her trust (HARP SOLO) but there is a road to glory somehow hidden in the past behind the gold, behind the treasure behind the mask then comes a team of four white horses and a lady with night-black hair and she looks to be such a fine one but is she really there I've gotta knooooooooow I've gotta knooooooooow I've gotta knooooooooooooooooooooooooow............. that verse there portends trouble at home ...a woman usually in this sentence of trust has to do with a man...I lost respect for him and the hills are grey with trouble and the dry spring gathers dust your lover's crying in the valley she lost her trust (HARP SOLO) the hills are back home dry spring gathers dust...the guy is neglecting the relationship and now it gathers dust at what once used to be a spring. the reason she lost respect for him I think its the travails of the road and its excitement ..a gamble ...you win but lose it all what you lose is back home the lady night black hair...team of four white horses night and day...night trumps white or controls the light...tough one. please visit Randles Facebook perhaps he will answer you...but it has been a long time ..I doubt it. Edited July 23, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 oops sorry! I just transcribed them as I was listening. For me, though, it doesn't change my interpretation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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