Heights

Lyrics

When the seashells crumbled in your hand
You looked up up at me
And the sands shifting underneath your feet
Softened for you and incredibly
The sun withdrew from the sky
And I was certain I was going to cry

But then you reached up and you reached out
We'd been staring at the water all day
And then you touched me; you were golden
You were giving the game away

When the sand crabs ran across your face
You didn't even twitch
And a salt scent came across the water
Impossibly rich
Impossibly cold
We were just nineteen years old

And then you reached up and you reached out
We'd been staring at the water all day
And then you touched me; you were golden
You were giving the game away

Banter

Listen. I talk too much about the Grateful Dead. I know. But if you look around, you can find that somebody did a supercut of the Dead tuning. It's like an hour and a half, and for the first 20 minutes, it's really annoying. But then you sort of settle into the vibe. [Audience: Tune it again, John!] I'm doing that right now, man, there's a little thing with LEDs on the bottom of this tuner thing, it's nifty. [Audience: Drop D!!] Tempting. That's the glory of drop D, you don't really need a tuner, you just. To make matters worse, I don't really know if I know this song. (2015-06-02 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco)

Live Performances

2015-06-02 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco (JD solo - recording)