Recorded with the Band near Woodstock in 1967; the Byrds recorded it for their 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo.
The words
A man demands that someone explain why nothing they promised ever arrived, and own up to it.
A man confronts someone who took something on trust and failed to deliver what was promised. He asks for an explanation and an admission, his tone patient but firm, as if the reckoning is overdue. The refrain sounds like a gentle farewell that is also a warning. The slow, rolling piano gives it the feel of an old rhythm and blues ballad.
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The words
A man demands that someone explain why nothing they promised ever arrived, and own up to it.
A man confronts someone who took something on trust and failed to deliver what was promised. He asks for an explanation and an admission, his tone patient but firm, as if the reckoning is overdue. The refrain sounds like a gentle farewell that is also a warning. The slow, rolling piano gives it the feel of an old rhythm and blues ballad.
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