Name: Hard Road
Duration: P00H04M32S
Description: When I lived in LA, I met Jack Casady, bass player for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. We played some gigs together in North Hollywood, CA with drummer Daren Hess (Poi Dog Pondering, Green Day, James McMurtry) and singer Deborah Giles (Private Lives). Later, Jack played on this song and a couple of other tracks in my studio. "Hard Road" also features my good friend) Daren Hess on drums.

Hard Road

from Portuguese Cowboys by Ron Rogers

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When I lived in LA, I met Jack Casady, bass player for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. We played some gigs together in North Hollywood, CA with drummer Daren Hess (Poi Dog Pondering, Green Day, James McMurtry) and singer Deborah Giles (Private Lives). Later, Jack played on this song and a couple of other tracks in my studio. "Hard Road" also features my good friend) Daren Hess on drums.

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I drank from the Golden Slipper and then I talked to the Brain
I rode in the Calvary of God, through the Shot Gun Rain
I wrestled with my conscience and then I wrestled with my pain I even wrestled with the junk yard dog, he was chewin' on his chain
he said

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It's a hard, hard, road, one that never takes you home
and it's a hard,hard trip, I'm strugglin' just to keep my grip

All you Christian healers, you got your satellite feed
You got your vaults full of Gospel and all the sinners that you need
me, I get a blow to the temple and then a shot to the crotch
40 years in the very last pew, a hand shake and a watch

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I'm gonna get me a good book and go stand on that rock
and let all you popcorn critics take your finest shot
but when you drop the laser man don't look for mersey in the grooves
I had my grandest hour droppin' my big load on you

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from Portuguese Cowboys, released February 21, 2023
Jack Casady, bass
Daren Hess, drums
Ron Rogers, guitars, organ, vocals
written by Ron Rogers Boocus Tunes BMI
© 2023

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Ron Rogers Portland, Oregon

Ron Rogers’ songs are a mixture of Americana roots, rock ‘n roll, and 1960s psychedelia. His lyrics often bemoan the unfairness inherent in life - describing injustice, rage, hopelessness, and surrender. His are songs of protest, love, and, humor in a modern world turned upside down. ... more

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