Grateful Dead - Standing On The Moon Lyrics






Standing on the moon
I got no cobweb on my shoe
Standing on the moon
I'm feeling so alone and blue
I see the Gulf of Mexico
As tiny as a tear
The coast of California
Must be somewhere over here - over here

Standing on the moon
I see the battle rage below
Standing on the moon
I see the soldiers come and go
There's a metal flag beside me
Someone planted long ago
Old Glory standing stiffly
Crimson, white and indigo - indigo

I see all of Southeast Asia
I can see El Salvador
I hear the cries of children
And the other songs of war
It's like a mighty melody
That rings down from the sky
Standing here upon the moon
I watch it all roll by - all roll by

Standing on the moon
With nothing else to do
A lovely view of heaven
But I'd rather be with you

Standing on the moon
I see a shadow on the sun
Standing on the moon
The stars go fading one by one
I hear a cry of victory
And another of defeat
a scrap of age-old lullaby
Down some forgotten street

Standing on the moon
Where talk is cheap and vision true
Standing on the moon
But I would rather be with you
Somewhere in San Francisco
On a back porch in July
Just looking up to heaven
At this crescent in the sky

Standing on the moon
With nothing left to do
A lovely view of heaven
But I'd rather be with you - be with you





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  1. J.... S....

    So many of us would rather be with him. If not just one more time.

  2. J.... S....

    Love Jerry forever.

  3. M.... C....

    I'm not crying you are, ok we all are I admit it who else will hahh

  4. C.... J....

    it takes real musical prowess to play this slow and do it well. when done right it cant be denied. I know I'll get hate for this but I actually noticed Kacey Musgraves band is capable of doing this too.

  5. E.... S....

    Really feeling this lyrics atm....

  6. j.... ....

    Do you ever go to a first concert of a band you had not yet listened to and one song is a stand out. This was that song for me at the Omni in Atlanta in 1994. The lyrics are pretty much unbeatable.

  7. B.... K....

    I am so happy to be alive and able to watch this again. It takes me to the moon and back! I am sure that Jerry would want us to carry on in his style and love every minute of it! I can't believe that it is so long ago already.

  8. l.... ....

    God I would love for just one time to be able to hear Jerry sing one of his songs like this, and not have a tear travel down my face. I just cant help it...he gets me every time.

  9. J.... M....

    July 7th is my birthday I was at this show standing on the rail in tears

  10. R.... T....

    I love this song! I've been abdeadb fan since 1970. But this song brings me to tears!

  11. D.... B....

    I love you JERRY my angel of LIGHT and. GROOVY SOUNDS THE BEST STANDING EVER AND❤⚡🎵 I WAS THERE THANK YOU GREATFUL LOVE

  12. B.... K....

    Thanks for this. I fought to love the dead for decades because I don't like most of their "too happy" music, but love this stuff. Thank you thank you thank you!

  13. m.... ....

    Holy Shit! Such a wonderful performance.

  14. t.... f....

    Thank you Jerry.

  15. w.... g....

    #riproberthunter

  16. C.... R....

    RIP Robert Hunter

    C.... R....

    that's why I stopped in..Mr Hunter wrote so so many of my favorite songs , this and Black Muddy River especially . Listening to it in memory

  17. F.... M....

    I never knew what an amazing guitarist Jerry was until I heard this. It wasn't this particular perormance but that solo at the end? Makes me cry.

  18. D.... B....

    Hgighya everyone. can I say to you I Love this song. But id reather be with GOD>>>>>>>>>> FOREVER and EVER>>>>>>>>

  19. H.... ....

    Everyone treated him delicately. Even Brent. They gave so much space for what he wanted to do or was capable of doing at that point.

  20. S.... ....

    Still miss you, Jerry!

  21. G.... D....

    Jerry !!!
    🌈😎🌈

  22. l.... D....

    Happy Birthday Jer. Always love you, always grateful for the joy you brought to so many.

  23. T.... b....

    Jerry faked his moon landing

  24. C.... S....

    Yup... can't top this one🤙

  25. s.... f....

    50 years ago today, Neil Armstrong was standing on the moon.

    s.... f....

    Allegedly

  26. R.... ....

    Just recently found out about Grateful Dead. Went to Dead and Co 2 weekends ago and I'm re-learning what music is. This is unreal

  27. B.... F....

    The Fat Man Rocks ! R.I.P.

  28. G.... G....

    love the song and jerry's phrasing.

  29. j.... ....

    So funny. D & C is OK I guess but listening to them makes me appreciate the Jer versions that much more. He could really take you there

    j.... ....

    Not the same, not even close, but its a pleasure to see d&c reach their peaks too and keep the music alive.. and mayer has been nothing but impressive

    j.... ....

    @Steve Lavazza I enjoy D and C for what it is. I'm glad to see a younger generation get a taste of the experience.

  30. P.... ....

    Anyone else watching this after the D&C 06/29/19 SotM from last night Weir sang and the band nailed, and that verse when Bobby started wellin’ up? Me infinity!

    P.... ....

    It was so great. That’s why I’m here listening back to this one!

    P.... ....

    You’re making me well up!

    P.... ....

    Bobby brought a tear but mayer sent voltage thru my body with that solo to finish it

  31. D.... D....

    I love the idea of the song - to see all of SE Asia, wow!

  32. W.... C....

    I miss you Jerry...

  33. D.... R....

    I would STILL rather be with you

  34. N.... R....

    Is it possible to love someone you never knew? Love is real. NFA

  35. W.... P....

    never really got it , just so loved the love in the the all

  36. D.... O....

    How can anyone not love Jerry? He was simply the best. Miss you man.

    D.... O....

    Humble & incredibly eloquent. Not your typical "rock star" An American original

  37. R.... T....

    im crying

  38. M.... A....

    I miss ya captain ⚡️💀🌹

  39. E.... ....

    Supreme quality and sound! God Bless JG

  40. c.... ....

    One of those most beautiful songs ever, R.I.P. to the king, the god, and the legend

  41. S.... D....

    SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SITE HERE UP HERE IN HEAVEN, BUT I WOULD RATHER BE WITH YOU,... NOT FADE AWAY!!! Long strange trip it's been, hello to all and to a greater tomorrow and 2019...

  42. C.... ....

    That old JFK was such a dump, but such good memories of the boys in Philly. Good ole days 😊

  43. C.... 7....

    " I hear the cries of children and the other songs of war" are some very powerful lyrics and hearing Jerry sing them is a total fucking tear jerker. It makes us (by us I mean Americans, westernized, the fortunate) realize how well off we have it and how most of the problems we face pale in comparison to what others face on a daily basis. I realize I'm pointing out the obvious just wish I (we) could get this message through to the rest of the assholes that inhabit this place.

  44. M.... B....

    If there’s a better version of jerry vocally on this tune I’d love to know the show.

  45. J.... M....

    never dreamed that one day Millennial Democrats would call Captains words as racist. Crimson White and Indigo~~~Grateful Dead America"s most American Band!!!!!

  46. M.... B....

    WalStiB

  47. Z.... G....

    Beautiful !!

  48. R.... ....

    Wow Phil!

  49. j.... p....

    Thank you jerry <3

  50. J.... W....

    Happy Birthday Jer

  51. J.... D....

    John Mayer can’t touch the fat man love this song man I miss that man

  52. P.... C....

    Fk me running backwards.....
    I so miss JERRY and BRENT 😘

  53. J.... D....

    Standing on the moon, but I’d rather be with you....

  54. n.... w....

    Is there any record of Jerry speaking from his personal perspective about this song? I have long speculated that this song is especially personal to him perhaps even compared to other soulful or melancholic Dead tunes. It must have been so very strange to regard the world from his perspective and sometimes maybe the overwhelming singularity of it might have found him in a some detached and maybe even lonely or isolated place? Does this song resonate so with anybody else out there? I love this song so much I really wonder what Jerry felt about it.

    n.... w....

    nathan woodard it is special to him - his depression describes the landscape of being isolated on the moon and never being able to act on his aspirations of life of what he wants to be happy... he then rips into the solo at the end....

    n.... w....

    I hope you do know Jerry did not write his own lyrics. Not to diminish Jerrys place in the band but lyrics are Robert Hunter's. And he is still alive.

    n.... w....

    MammaApa

    Hunter is the bard. I feel so fortunate to be alive while he’s putting out work.

    n.... w....

    MammaApa not alive anymore :/

  55. H.... ....

    The last show @ JFK - the stadium was condemned a week later.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Stadium_(Philadelphia) ...it was epic!

  56. a.... o....

    Jerry is my boy!!! One of my favorites!! For sure!!

  57. R.... C....

    Such a beautiful song sung by a beautiful man and played by a beautiful band. I see a lot of post saying they miss Jerry. Well, yeah, we all do. But if you want to hang out with him we are all so lucky to have this footage. Along with alot more. Jerry gave us his all. And he did what he loved which was play music and have FUN!!!!!

  58. S.... T....

    Crimson, white and indigo. Jerrytastic. Thanks bro!

    S.... T....

    Steve Tady i will never get over jerrytastic. That broke me

  59. J.... C....

    The Grateful Dead
    No band will ever compare or come close to the greatness of The Dead.

  60. B.... W....

    Jerry messing up makes me smile. Cuz he did it so beautifully. This brings tears to my eyes every time!😊

  61. J.... C....

    One of the greatest Garcia/Hunter songs ever. The lyrics are so beautiful and amazing! And the way Jerry arranged it fuck me it is genius. I have shed a tear or two with this gem.

  62. a.... ....

    Standing on the moon
    I got no cobweb on my shoe
    Standing on the moon
    I'm feeling so alone and blue
    I see the Gulf of Mexico
    As tiny as a tear
    The coast of California
    Must be somewhere over here - over here

    Standing on the moon
    I see the battle rage below
    Standing on the moon
    I see the soldiers come and go
    There's a metal flag beside me
    Someone planted long ago
    Old Glory standing stiffly
    Crimson, white and indigo - indigo

    I see all of Southeast Asia
    I can see El Salvador
    I hear the cries of children
    And the other songs of war
    It's like a mighty melody
    That rings down from the sky
    Standing here upon the moon
    I watch it all roll by - all roll by

    Standing on the moon
    With nothing else to do
    A lovely view of heaven
    But I'd rather be with you

    Standing on the moon
    I see a shadow on the sun
    Standing on the moon
    The stars go fading one by one
    I hear a cry of victory
    And another of defeat
    a scrap of age-old lullaby
    Down some forgotten street

    Standing on the moon
    Where talk is cheap and vision true
    Standing on the moon
    But I would rather be with you
    Somewhere in San Francisco
    On a back porch in July
    Just looking up to heaven
    At this crescent in the sky

    Standing on the moon
    With nothing left to do
    A lovely view of heaven
    But I'd rather be with you - be with you

  63. w.... r....

    wow gets better everytime! One my all time favorite shows 7/7/89...

  64. E.... D....

    Love you Jerr Bear. NFA ❤️⚡️💙

  65. B.... P....

    Just watched the boys do this song at MSG a few hours ago. They did a great job. But it just made me miss you more.....

  66. K.... C....

    I MISS THIS SOO MUCH.

  67. s.... s....

    Standing on the moon
    With nothing else to do
    A lovely view of heaven
    But I'd rather be with you

  68. C.... N....

    Somewhere in San Francisco, on the back porch in July, looking at the heaven and that crescent in the sky
    i rather be with you

  69. r.... ....

    I`m agree.... beautiful version. Don`t forget of "Downhill from Here", Alpine Valley, too. Forgive my english... I live in Rio.

  70. m.... ....

    There aren't any "bad" versions of this song. The awful thing is the sadder Jerry is the better it sounds, this is a good closer like Broke Down Palace.

  71. R.... R....

    Miss You Jerry

  72. J.... R....

    impossible not to cry if you're a real fan. BEAUTIFUL, JUST BEAUTIFUL

  73. q.... ....

    RIP Jerry. You will always be loved.

  74. P.... ....

    This was wonderful...ever hear Miami when they played this 94?
    I was there and in tears during this epic song!!!
    https://archive.org/details/gd94-04-06.schoeps.ladner.10311.sbeok.shnf

  75. E.... i....

    gorgeous

  76. B.... ....

    Beautiful! This is a good example of Jerry coming off as Father Christmas as Sting called him.

  77. M.... I....

    One of my very favorite of Jerry's vocals - heartbreaking & beautiful at the same time. Thanks for the memories ❤️

  78. V.... H....

    this song will always be one of my favorites ❤💙

  79. C.... B....

    almost makes me cry

  80. D.... L....

    This was my first show. Heard this song and took off on tour the next day, never looked back. Miss Jerry and Brent beyond words.

  81. S.... R....

    Best song ever. Rip Brent 😪

  82. M.... M....

    i miss him, the days that dont go so well, i know his music can take me to a place of bliss

  83. M.... K....

    You know that movie cliché that says any time a mafioso attends an opera he must get sentimental and tear up when the performer hits the high note. That's what this music does to real people.

  84. A.... F....

    Rest In Peace jeri

  85. A.... F....

    It's a shame that he died

  86. S.... H....

    Jerry, you left us far too soon :(

  87. p.... ....

    heart's a-summer

  88. m.... ....

    Such a beautiful crafted song both lyrically and melodically

  89. C.... T....

    I love that I love the dead!

  90. B.... T....

    I was here, 17 years old somehow drove myself and my friends down and back from CT. I was lucky to have seen a lot of these shows from their last heyday 89-90, this was one of the best I was lucky to see. The Scarlet/Fire is one of the top 5 for me.

    B.... T....

    Buford T Justice

  91. C.... ....

    I was there

  92. R.... U....

    Standing on the moon
    I got no cobweb on my shoe
    Standing on the moon
    I'm feeling so alone and blue
    I see the Gulf of Mexico
    As tiny as a tear
    The coast of California
    Must be somewhere over here - over here

    Standing on the moon
    I see the battle rage below
    Standing on the moon
    I see the soldiers come and go
    There's a metal flag beside me
    Someone planted long ago
    Old Glory standing stiffly
    Crimson, white and indigo - indigo

    I see all of Southeast Asia
    I can see El Salvador
    I hear the cries of children
    And the other songs of war
    It's like a mighty melody
    That rings down from the sky
    Standing here upon the moon
    I watch it all roll by - all roll by

    Standing on the moon
    With nothing else to do
    A lovely view of heaven
    But I'd rather be with you

    Standing on the moon
    I see a shadow on the sun
    Standing on the moon
    The stars go fading one by one
    I hear a cry of victory
    And another of defeat
    a scrap of age-old lullaby
    Down some forgotten street

    Standing on the moon
    Where talk is cheap and vision true
    Standing on the moon
    But I would rather be with you
    Somewhere in San Francisco
    On a back porch in July
    Just looking up to heaven
    At this crescent in the sky

    Standing on the moon
    With nothing left to do
    A lovely view of heaven
    But I'd rather be with you - be with you

    R.... U....

    thx for the lyrics... always helps me understand better

  93. M.... T....

    Happy birthday Jerry...

  94. G.... C....

    I have never heard a song that is so wonderful I was glad to be there live for it rest in peace Jerry you touch so many of our hearts love you brother

  95. T.... ....

    feeling: so lucky to have this treasure. feeling: what i wouldn't give to transport back to be there live