Escrita por Bob Seger, foi gravada em 1982 e lançada no disco The
distance, o décimo segundo de Bob Seger. Sairia também em 10 de maio de 1983,
no compacto que tinha Boomtown blues como Lado B. Foi produzida por Jimmy Iovine.
Foi inspirada em uma viagem de moto que ele fez a Jackson Hole, em Wyoming. Ele
disse que queria fazer essa viagem há bastante tempo e que na primeira noite
estava fazendo frio em Minnesota e na segunda noite estava pegando fogo em
South Dakota, que ele teve que ficar somente de calção e com os pés no guidon
pra não queimar no motor. O narrador perde seu amor e sai numa longa jornada
pra esquecer suas frustrações pra trás. Bob Seger cantou, Chris Campbell tocou
baixo e Craig Frost tocou órgão. Roy Bittan tocou piano. Michael Boddicker
tocou sintetizador. Bobbye Hall tocou percussão. Russ Kunkel tocou bateria. Waddy
Wachtel tocou guitarra. Chegou ao número 27 no Billboard Hot 100. Está na trilha
sonora do filme Armagedon, no filme Mask e no filme Reckless.
A letra:
Took
a look down a westbound road
Right away I made my choice
Headed out to my big two-wheeler
I was tired of my own voice
Took a bead on the northern plains
And just rolled that power on
12
hours out of Mackinac City
Stopped in a bar to have a brew
Met a girl and we had a few drinks
And I told her what I'd decided to do
She
looked out the window a long, long moment
Then she looked into my eyes
She didn't have to say a thing
I knew what she was thinkin'
Roll,
roll me away
Won't you roll me away tonight
I, too, am lost, I feel double-crossed
And I'm sick of what's wrong and what's right
We never even said a word
We just walked out and got on that bike
And we rolled
And we rolled clean out of sight
We
rolled across the high plains
Deep into the mountains
Felt so good to me
Finally, feelin' free
Somewhere
along a high road
The air began to turn cold
She said she missed her home
I headed on alone, oh, oh
Stood
alone on a mountain top
Starin' out at the Great Divide
I could go east, I could go west
It was all up to me to decide
Just then I saw a young hawk flyin'
And my soul began to rise
And pretty soon
My heart was singin'
Roll,
roll me away
I'm gonna roll me away tonight
Gotta keep rollin', gotta keep ridin'
Keep searchin' 'til I find what's right
And as the sunset faded I spoke to the faintest first starlight
And I said next time
Next time
We'll get it right
Roll
me away
Roll
me away
Come
on
Roll
me away
Roll
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