Allman Brothers Band, The - Melissa Lyrics

Man this song makes me want to climb a higher mountain. Do something I haven't done. Love someone I haven't loved.
The best to you out there and your families...

‪Listening to this makes me feel like I’m in middle of 70s scenic drive somewhere around the US. God.. how i wish i was lived in the 70s.‬

I was a teenager in the 70s. It was magical.

Joe Reyes you really got me envy you know..

Still listening

Im listening Lisa!! what a great tune!

Can't find better guitar work in perfect harmony with the vocals

Melissa was originally recoreded by the Allman Joys how lame but Duane and Greg wrote it .. I magine the music from the 70s to now that this band could have made penomenal !!!

Exquisite guitar. Lyrics that bring me to tears every time. How many more powerful songs were ever written in rock? Sweet.

Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, having fun
But, back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Mmm, hmm
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the gypsy's name
And no one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
Lord, in his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Mm, hmm
Again, the mornin's come
Again, he's on the run
A sunbeam's shinin' through his hair
Fear not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on
Roll on
Crossroads, will you ever let him go?
Lord, Lord
Or will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But, I know that he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know that he won't stay, yeah
Without Melissa
Lord, Lord, it's all the same

for someone long ago and far away Sweet Melissa

Melissa Lupo
💞 A/F

One of the most soulful songs ever!!! Florida boys!!!

Write a song about Duane Allman, call it "Melissa."
C O N F U S E E V E R Y O N E

This song was written by Greg Allman years before Duane's
death . It was recorded by their then band Hourglass . Its on
Youtube . Checkout Hourglass .

I so love this song.

I heard it I'm 2017

Music has brought my mother and I even closer, especially the Allman Brothers.

sweet it is

crossroads will you ever let him go..No!💔

Seen them n concert Amazing great times

Well at least now I know what I’m naming my daughter 👆🏽

too short

My favorite song 2 🚬 weed 2 and pretend 2 drive down the 🛣 and 🚬 weed and having a blast 😊 420 🇺🇸

I am only 54 but I love this song and group. I had the album

One of my favorites ever!!!

Sweet song

I miss my sister

Who is listening too this beautiful song in 2019?

@Lisa Spann I'll be 52 in January and this is the first Allman Brothers song I ever heard. My late grandma turned me on to it in 1974, when I was 6 years old. I thank her for that to this day.

me!!! dedicated to my daughter Sweet Melissa

Tina Bartlett from Georgia

How about 2020!!

Fuck Off SHEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I named my youngest girl loved this song when it came out

BBest of Ray Charles

My Name is melissa

Great song!

Well now. I'm Melissa and someone just told me about this song - I'm 51 years old and it makes me wonder how the heck I hadn't heard this until tonight!

You look really good for 51, you look like you're in your 30s. Cool to see people still commenting on this song, I just discovered it today while riding in the car with my dad, just cruisin' around listening to Allman Brothers.

My dad named me after this song, too 😊

Father had beautiful taste music and your face is beautiful as I sure I'm sure you are too

Belchior

Poeta eterno
Belchior
Sua música
Encantou!
Belchior
Sua voz
Emocionou!
Belchior
Nosso cantor!
No céu
Com Deus
Se encontrou!
Belchior
Em paz
Descansou!
Viva o compositor!

Such a sweet song for me 🥺

Makes me miss Buzzy🙃

Gregg has such an awesome soulful drawl on his voice for the this pace of music or rolls with the wind in this aong

my sister mel named after this tune..... what a joy you must have brang to his eyes love you both.... patrick micheal murphy we love you

Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, having fun
But, back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Mmm, hmm
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the gypsy's name
And no one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
Lord, in his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Mm, hmm
Again, the mornin's come
Again, he's on the run
A sunbeam's shinin' through his hair
Fear not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on
Roll on
Crossroads, will you ever let him go?
Lord, Lord
Or will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But, I know that he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know that he won't stay, yeah
Without Melissa
Lord, Lord, it's all the same

One of the best songs of all time.

Love the art work, Jude. A well done video.

Mom and dad danced to this at there wedding my mommas names melissa

This song invokes something in me emotionally that i cant explain. Greg this world is a little more dim without you.

i am still shaking from the spirituality ...2 months later

just left macon, greg's crypt is inscribed with......, again the morning's, come again he's on the run.sunbeams shinin' thru his hair appearing not to have a care, well pick up your gear and gypsy roll on, roll on.....very spiritual... freight trains each car looks the same, there all the same is a rail line running along side the rose hill cemetery

you are a douchebag ray

s&w you idiot

b&s runs through the rose hill cemetery

freight trains each one looks the same

I loved them all,they are gone now but will never be forgotten............

i will pay your air fare

if you can go to the big house .....go

68 Mustang, beautiful Angie Mae, bottle of Jim Beam...
Times to remember for a old man.....

who plays the acoustic on this song?

needs more video of georgia

just got home from macon and the big house, some of these lyrics [chorus] are inscripted on gregg's grave

Rahsaan from the Howard Stern Wrap Up Show brought me here.

✨💐💜💐✨

My Dad named me after a street in Anaheim.

The lyrics: "Crossroads, will you ever let him go" is perhaps a reference to Robert Johnson, blues guitarist, who went to a crossroad and solded his soul to the devil.

sold*

Crossroads, seem to come and go, yeah
The gypsy flies from coast to coast
Knowing many, loving none
Bearing sorrow, having fun
But, back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa
Mmm, hmm
Freight train, each car looks the same, all the same
And no one knows the gypsy's name
And no one hears his lonely sighs
There are no blankets where he lies
Lord, in his deepest dreams the gypsy flies
With sweet Melissa
Mm, hmm
Again, the mornin's come
Again, he's on the run
A sunbeam's shinin' through his hair
Fear not to have a care
Well, pick up your gear and gypsy roll on
Roll on
Crossroads, will you ever let him go?
Lord, Lord
Or will you hide the dead man's ghost?
Or will he lie, beneath the clay?
Or will his spirit float away?
But, I know that he won't stay
Without Melissa
Yes, I know that he won't stay, yeah
Without Melissa
Lord, Lord, it's all the same

to sweet Melissa

My sister named her daughter after this song after it kept playing on the radio each night

This song always comes to mind when I meet a 'Melissa'. Love, love it.
Eat a peace is iconic. Love it.

I've been listening to the Allman bros. for 48 years now.

Just hearing this song in 2019 and it's tooo dope!!

Talk about timelessness! My vagabond of a heart is such a sucker for this masterpiece..

This is a phenomenal song!

Makes me think of my dad's good friend who passed a few months back. They both were huge AB fans and this is one of my faves. Fortunately still have my dad.

The chord changes in this song are brilliant, subtle, and totally without precedent. The only chord changes I've ever encountered that are comparable are in "Georgia" - - so we're talking about Greg Allman being in the same league as Hoagy Carmichael. What a genius he was!

I must have played this song on my guitar a thousand times over the years.

Our sweet pearl.

i loved a sweet Melissa. coolest gf i ever had. dating her was worth the broken heart.

The guitar never sounded better! Dickie, Duane and Gregg you are all legends of your craft. Sweet Melissa...

the one and Allmans brothers band I love this song been listing to it for over 45 yrs God Bless Greg Allman!

Everyone has a story about where a certain song takes them to a certain place... I would love to hear them all... PEACE

Will he lie beneath the clay. Will his spirit fall away. But I know he won't stay without Melissa.

What's with the Sarah Mclachlan pics at the end?

My baby girl will be born in November , I am naming Her after this beautiful song !

Brokeback Mountain brought me here.

Bad ass!! That's all there is to say!!

this song only went to #86 on the pop charts in 1972!!!

I agree there will never be a another band like the Allman Brothers!!!!

Hey cousin, good selection! Bob McAlister

It's pretty clear the lyric implies crossroads in a relationship; a point where someone must make a choice between breaking it off or carrying on. Every mention of a "crossroads" in American music is not about Robert Johnson.

There's good music, but you've gotta find it or be open to it. But I love the Allman Brothers since the 70s. I'm of Color and grew up on rock and alternative rock music.

One of my favorite songs ❤ Universal music

I always heard this song was about a dog. What do you guys think?

Maybe you're thinking about Shannon, by Henry Gross.

Too many Melissa's in Crescent City Ca.

my sister was going to name her daughter Calissa but i played this song for her and it was no contest after that -- Proud to have Melissa as my niece

Heard plenty about the crossroads Robert J. but never with Allman Bros. reference.

This song has a great story. Look it up at Songfacts.com I believe it is. There is a little girl out there that is not getting royalties. He tossed it and Duane took it out of the garbage. Written I believe at 17 in high school (check that part). He could never get a name to fit. It was his turn to go get the beer and chips. A little girl came in with a mother or grandmother and she was running around and she said "Sweet Melissa" Song was finished. Eat a Peach was a great album. I wish Duane could of seen how far they went

I think some people are so sad and stupid they vote songs like this down. For goodness sake.

in your honor 👍👍👍👍👍

Gin n tonic, and this song. Yeah

This song makes me feel peaceful. Unfortunately, I am aghast that people don;t know Melissa was a black woman.

2:09
Beautiful and heartbreaking

So sweet love Melissa forever wish I could bring her back

One of the world's greatest love songs. I could listen to it 10 times a day and never get tired of it. I absolutely love it! <3

Teresa Thiele I did today lol

This and GFR Closer To Home

Awesome! :D

@Shane Robinson I'm listening to "Closer to my Home" now, sure does bring me back in time, sigh... :)

They are all missed, but I am thankful that Derek Trucks is carrying the torch

Just sitting here reading all the "replies" Music makes us feel.

Another gem!