1762 – Rick Danko – Once upon a time (1977)

 

Escrita por Rick Danko e Emmett Grogan, foi gravada em 1977 e lançada em 1977 no disco de estréia de Rick, chamado apenas Rick Danko. Foi produzida por Rick Danko e Rob Fraboni. Levon Helm, companheiro de Rick na “Band”, fez harmonias vocais. Danko cantou, tocou baixo e guitarra. Michael De Temple, Doug Sahm e James Atkinson tocaram guitarra. Walt Richmond tocou piano. James Gordon tocou orgão. Denny Seiwell e Terry Danko tocaram bateria. Gerry Beckley, Blondie Chaplin, Rob Fraboni e Wayne Neuendorf fizeram backing vocals. Lewis Bustos, Jim Gordon, Charles McBurney, Rocky Morales e Jim Price fizeram os sopros. Ken Lauber tocou piano e George Weber tocou orgão.

A letra:

Once upon a time, everything I thought
of somehow seemed to rhyme
The wise were always old
And the young were always showed

But very early on,
I was spun a different yarn
Tried to get along
Just by knowing right from wrong

The best offer is a helping hand
Everyone needs the promised land
And whether you're young or old
Never ever let yourself get put on hold

I would sit on grandpas's knee
just to wear his hat
and listen to the tales
from his world of make believe

As the child comes of age
leave him alone to turn the page
Luck is the spine
A broken promise of another's mind

Straight goods really are
what money cannot buy
Choose your side and walk with pride
There's no reward for suicide

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