ROLL ON
(Shel Silverstein)


Tompall Glaser - 1974


The party was just like the ones I remembered
Same faces, same voices, same point of view
When you breezed through that door lookin' wind blown and splendid
But the crowd didn't cheer like they once used to do

You're just a little bit older and many men wiser
Like a butterfly flittin' from flower to flower
And your once gentle eyes were the eyes of a huntress
Lookin' for somethin' that you could devour

But roll on, my lady roll on
Dance through the shadows and hide from the dawn
Though your beauty is fadin' and your magic is gone
You just roll on, my lady roll on, roll on, roll on, my lady roll on

There are those who will tell you the high times are over
Those who will tell you that you've had your day
But you don't ever stop or look over your shoulder
Or hear the clock tickin' the hours away

You just roll on, my lady roll on
Dance through the shadows and hide from the dawn
Though your beauty is fadin' and your magic is gone
You just roll on, my lady roll on, roll on, roll on, my lady roll on
Roll on, little lady,, roll on, roll on, my lady roll on



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2020)