The Doors - Road House Blues

Road House Blues Lyrics

Ah keep your eyes on the road, Your hands upon the wheel.
Keep your eyes on the road Your hands upon the wheel.
Yeah, we're going to the roadhouse, Gonna have a real good-time.
Yeah, the back of the roadhouse, They've got some bungalows.
Yeah, the back of the roadhouse, They've got some bungalows.
They dance for the people Who like to go down slow.
Let it roll, baby roll. Let it roll, baby roll.
Let it roll, baby roll. Let it roll, all night long.
Do it, robby, do it!You gotta roll, roll, roll,
You gotta thrill my soul, alright.Roll, roll, roll,
roll-a Thrill my soul.
Ashen-lady.Ashen-lady. Give up your vows. Give up your vows.
Save our city. Save our city.Ah, right now.
Well, I woke up this morning And I got myself a beer.
Well, I woke up this morning And I got myself a beer.
The futures uncertain And the end is always near.
Let it roll, baby roll. Let it roll, baby roll.
Let it roll, baby roll. Let it roll, all night long.

Song Note : "When Jim Morrison got drunk, he liked to sing Blues numbers at their jam sessions. They jammed on a lot of Blues numbers, and came up with this at one of the sessions."

"Jim Morrison came up with the line about keeping your "Eyes on the road, your hands up on the wheel" after riding with his girlfriend, Pamela Courson, to a cottage they owned outside Los Angeles. She was driving erratically."

"This was the first song on Morrison Hotel. The album was a return The Doors' earlier style. On their previous album, The Soft Parade, they used a lot of strings and horns. Morrison didn't do much on that album because he was drunk for most of it and had nothing to do while all the instrumentation was being worked out. Before The Doors had a record deal, they played many Blues songs in their long club shows."