Estimated Prophet/Terrapin Station Live at Hershey Stadium Hershey PA June 28 1995 by The Grateful Dead Lyrics
[Estimated Prophet]
[Verse 1]
My time coming, any day
Don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way
I ain't in no hurry, no
Rainbows end down that highway
Where ocean breezes blow
And my time coming, the voices say
And they tell me where I'll go
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't worry about me
Don't worry about me, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where to go
[Chorus]
California
Preaching on the burning shore
California
Knock, knocking on the golden door
Like an angel
Standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise
You know I'm gonna shine, shine
[Verse 2]
My time coming, any day
Don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way
Now time sure passing slow
Been so long I felt this way
I ain't in no hurry, no
'Cause them voices tell me what to say
Thеy say where I will go
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't worry about me
No, no, don't worry about mе, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where to go
[Chorus]
California
A prophet on the burning shore
California
Knock, knocking on the golden door
Like an angel
Standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise
You know I'm gonna shine, shine
[Bridge]
You've all been asleep, you would not believe me (Ooh, ooh)
Voices come to me, they say you will receive me (Ooh, ooh)
Shining on the beach, the sea will part before me
(Fire wheel burning in the air)
You will follow me, we will rise up to glory, glory
(Way up the middle of the air)
I'll call down thunder and speak the same
My work fills the sky with flame
Might and glory gonna be my name
They gonna light my way
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
My time coming, any day
Don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way
I ain't in no hurry, no
Rainbows end down that highway
Where ocean breezes blow
My time coming, voices say
And they tell me where I'll go
[Outro]
Don't worry about me
No, no, don't worry about me, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where to go
Don't worry about me
No, no, don't worry about me, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where
I know where, I know where, I know where
I know where, hey, hey, hey
Said I know where, I know where, I know where, I know where, hey
Know where I will go
Know, know, know, where I'ma go
They still know what to say
They say where I should go
Say you'll lead the way, you'll lead the way, lead the way
Hey, na na, where I will go
I know, know, I know, know, know, know, know, know-know
Know where I will go, know, know, know, know
No, no, no
[Instrumental]
[Terrapin Station]
[Lady with a Fan]
[Verse 1]
Let my inspiration flow
In token rhyme suggesting rhythm
That will not forsake me
'Til my tale is told and done
While the firelight's aglow
Strange shadows from the flames will grow
'Til things we've never seen
Will seem familiar
Shadows of a sailor forming
Winds both foul and fair all swarm
Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady
Many years ago
Here beside him stands a man
A soldier from the looks of him
Who came through many fights
But lost at love
While the storyteller speaks
A door within the fire creaks
Suddenly flies open
And a girl is standing there
Eyes alight with glowing hair
All that fancy paints as fair
She takes her fan and throws it
In the lion's den
"Which of you to gain me, tell
Will risk uncertain pains of hell?
I will not forgive you
If you will not take the chance"
The sailor gave at least a try
The soldier being much too wise
Strategy was his strength
Not disaster
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
The sailor coming out again
The lady fairly leapt at him
That's how it stands today
You decide if he was wise
The storyteller makes no choice
Soon you will not hear his voice
His job is to shed light
Not to master
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Since the end is never told
We pay the teller off in gold
In hopes he will come back
But he cannot be bought or sold
[Terrapin Station]
[Verse]
Inspiration move me brightly
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair
More than this I will not ask
Faced with mysteries dark and vast
Statements just seem vain at last
Some rise, some fall, some climb
To get to Terrapin
Counting stars by candlelight
All are dim but one is bright:
The spiral light of Venus
Rising first and shining best
Oh, from the northwest corner
Of a brand new crescent moon
Crickets and cicadas sing
A rare and different tune
[Outro]
Terrapin Station
In the shadow of the moon
Terrapin Station
And I know we'll be there soon
Terrapin - I can't figure out
Terrapin - If it's the end or beginning
Terrapin - But the train's put its brakes on
Terrapin - And the whistle is screaming: Terrapin
[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
My time coming, any day
Don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way
I ain't in no hurry, no
Rainbows end down that highway
Where ocean breezes blow
And my time coming, the voices say
And they tell me where I'll go
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't worry about me
Don't worry about me, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where to go
[Chorus]
California
Preaching on the burning shore
California
Knock, knocking on the golden door
Like an angel
Standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise
You know I'm gonna shine, shine
[Verse 2]
My time coming, any day
Don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way
Now time sure passing slow
Been so long I felt this way
I ain't in no hurry, no
'Cause them voices tell me what to say
Thеy say where I will go
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't worry about me
No, no, don't worry about mе, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where to go
[Chorus]
California
A prophet on the burning shore
California
Knock, knocking on the golden door
Like an angel
Standing in a shaft of light
Rising up to paradise
You know I'm gonna shine, shine
[Bridge]
You've all been asleep, you would not believe me (Ooh, ooh)
Voices come to me, they say you will receive me (Ooh, ooh)
Shining on the beach, the sea will part before me
(Fire wheel burning in the air)
You will follow me, we will rise up to glory, glory
(Way up the middle of the air)
I'll call down thunder and speak the same
My work fills the sky with flame
Might and glory gonna be my name
They gonna light my way
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
My time coming, any day
Don't worry about me, no
Been so long I felt this way
I ain't in no hurry, no
Rainbows end down that highway
Where ocean breezes blow
My time coming, voices say
And they tell me where I'll go
[Outro]
Don't worry about me
No, no, don't worry about me, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where to go
Don't worry about me
No, no, don't worry about me, no
I ain't in no hurry
No, no, 'cause I know where
I know where, I know where, I know where
I know where, hey, hey, hey
Said I know where, I know where, I know where, I know where, hey
Know where I will go
Know, know, know, where I'ma go
They still know what to say
They say where I should go
Say you'll lead the way, you'll lead the way, lead the way
Hey, na na, where I will go
I know, know, I know, know, know, know, know, know-know
Know where I will go, know, know, know, know
No, no, no
[Instrumental]
[Terrapin Station]
[Lady with a Fan]
[Verse 1]
Let my inspiration flow
In token rhyme suggesting rhythm
That will not forsake me
'Til my tale is told and done
While the firelight's aglow
Strange shadows from the flames will grow
'Til things we've never seen
Will seem familiar
Shadows of a sailor forming
Winds both foul and fair all swarm
Down in Carlisle, he loved a lady
Many years ago
Here beside him stands a man
A soldier from the looks of him
Who came through many fights
But lost at love
While the storyteller speaks
A door within the fire creaks
Suddenly flies open
And a girl is standing there
Eyes alight with glowing hair
All that fancy paints as fair
She takes her fan and throws it
In the lion's den
"Which of you to gain me, tell
Will risk uncertain pains of hell?
I will not forgive you
If you will not take the chance"
The sailor gave at least a try
The soldier being much too wise
Strategy was his strength
Not disaster
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
The sailor coming out again
The lady fairly leapt at him
That's how it stands today
You decide if he was wise
The storyteller makes no choice
Soon you will not hear his voice
His job is to shed light
Not to master
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Since the end is never told
We pay the teller off in gold
In hopes he will come back
But he cannot be bought or sold
[Terrapin Station]
[Verse]
Inspiration move me brightly
Light the song with sense and color
Hold away despair
More than this I will not ask
Faced with mysteries dark and vast
Statements just seem vain at last
Some rise, some fall, some climb
To get to Terrapin
Counting stars by candlelight
All are dim but one is bright:
The spiral light of Venus
Rising first and shining best
Oh, from the northwest corner
Of a brand new crescent moon
Crickets and cicadas sing
A rare and different tune
[Outro]
Terrapin Station
In the shadow of the moon
Terrapin Station
And I know we'll be there soon
Terrapin - I can't figure out
Terrapin - If it's the end or beginning
Terrapin - But the train's put its brakes on
Terrapin - And the whistle is screaming: Terrapin
[Instrumental]