A twofer of sorts, maybe just to show that they’re still going to keep doing it. You can’t know me and not know my nearly 4-decade relationship with this band. They are everything to me and have influenced me from inside out. That sounds so ‘fanboy’ but it’s a fact, from my self-view to my world-view to the way I dress. Silly, right? That’s how it is though. They’re the first rock band that I ever really related to on a personal level. They were the first rock band that made me feel like it was okay to be a guy from where I was from. It was just okay. I don’t think you can fully understand me without understanding this relationship. I’m just sayin’ is all

I’m your worn in leather jacket
I’m the volume in your fucked up teenage band
A pack of smokes and a six pack
I’m the dreams you had walking down the railroad tracks
you and me

I’m your first taste of romance
I’m your first broken heart on a Saturday night
Guys like us ain’t got no chance
But I’m the thing that keeps you and me alive
But not forever

So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It’s something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don’t take me for granted

I’m the blood on your guitar
I’m that wave you caught back in 1975
I’m as strong as a thousand armies
I’m as soft as the petal on a long stem rose
I am love

So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It’s something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don’t take me for granted
I’m with you when you’re born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don’t take me for granted

So take me down the road
Take me to the show
It’s something to believe in
That no one else knows
But don’t take me for granted
I’m with you when you’re born
You can take me when you die
With all the reasons why
But don’t take me for granted