Off You Go Songtext
von Patty Griffin

This next song is a song that I wrote in the springtime of last year
My writing style changes every season, so
This is based on a true story
It′s called, "Off You Go"

Well, he broke through the barrier and rode down the hill
A sound like thunder, then everything stood still
Back home, the widow wondered where he'd gone
In the evening the meadow sings without care
His eyes staring blankly up into the air
The cars far above him kept rolling along

Oh, oh, off you go
Into the summer
Oh, oh, off you go
To the fall
You get tossed between
The wicked and the wonder
Suddenly you stop feeling anything
At all


Speed and alcohol, the papers equated
For the record, good judgement was not demonstrated
Rest assured this one was not drug related
Back home, the young widow weeps and sighs
Explains to her kids how their daddy died
She closes the door to the room where he used to try

Oh, oh, off you go
Into the summer
Oh, oh, off you go
To the fall
You get tossed between
The wicked and the wonder
Suddenly you stop feeling anything
At all

Well, we all have the occasion to slip on the path
Some get to pay for the aftermath
Some won′t get another chance to realize life has an ending
Well, the widow moves on as the years progress
Starts her life over, but never forgets
Down in the meadow there's darkness descending


Oh, oh, off you go
Into the summer
Off you go
To the fall
You get tossed between
The wicked and the wonder
Suddenly you stop feeling anything
At all

Thank you

Thank you very much, um
I'd like to thank you all for coming tonight, um, to see
And I, I just wanted to say it′s a real honor to share the stage with, um
With Ara Baker, I think she′s wonderful, and, um...