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One Headlight

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One Headlight was released on May 21, 1996 by Interscope as a part of the album Bringing Down the Horse

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jakob Dylan

Guitar

Gary Louris

Background Vocals

Greg Richling

Bass

Jon Brion

Lead Guitar

Leo LeBlanc

Dobro

Matt Chamberlain

Matt Chamberlain

Drums

Michael Ward

Guitar

Rami Jaffee

Keyboards

Sam Phillips

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jakob Dylan

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

T Bone Burnett

Producer

Tom Lord-Alge

Mixing Engineer

Joe Schiff

Engineer

Neal Avron

Engineer

Stephen Marcussen

Stephen Marcussen

Mastering Engineer

Toby Wright

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

So long ago, I don't remember when

That's when they say I lost my only friend

Well, they said she died easy of a broken heart disease

As I listened through the cemetery trees

[Verse 2]

I seen the sun coming up at the funeral at dawn

The long broken arm of human law

Now it always seemed such a waste

She always had a pretty face

I wondered why she hung around this place

[Chorus]

Hey

Come on, try a little

Nothing is forever

There's got to be something better than in the middle

Me and Cinderella

Put it all together

We can drive it home

With one headlight

[Verse 3]

She said, "It's cold, it feels like Independence Day"

And I can't break away from this parade

But there's got to be an opening somewhere here in front of me

Through this maze of ugliness and greed

And I seen the sun up ahead at the county line bridge

Saying all is good and nothingness is dead

We'll run until she's out of breath

She ran until there's nothing left

She hit the end, it's just her window ledge

[Chorus]

Hey

Come on, try a little

Nothing is forever

There's got to be something better than in the middle

But me and Cinderella

We put it all together

We can drive it home

With one headlight

[Verse 4]

Well, this place is old

It feels just like a beat up truck

I turn the engine, but the engine doesn't turn

Well, it smells of cheap wine, cigarettes

This place is always such a mess

Sometimes I think I'd like to watch it burn

I'm so alone

And I feel just like somebody else

Man, I ain't changed, but I know I ain't the same

But somewhere here in between the city walls of dying dreams

I think her death it must be killing me

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey

Come on, try a little

Nothing is forever

There's got to be something better than in the middle

But me and Cinderella

We put it all together

We can drive it home

With one headlight

Written by: Jakob Dylan

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