I am an avid pearl jam fan and since 2012 I just recently discovered this incredible song I'm in awe and shock such a beautiful song always brings me to tears and smiles
I love how he changes the word "portion" this is one of my all time favorite songs. This song will always put me in a good mood and into tears. This is one of those songs that makes you realize what's important.
Lyrics - Know a man His face seems pulled and tense Like he's riding on a motorbike In the strongest winds So I approach with tact Suggest the he should relax But he's always moving much too fast Said he'll see me on the flip side On this trip he's taken for a ride He's been taking too much on There he goes with his perfectly unkept clothes There he goes He's yet to come back But I've seen his picture It doesn't look the same up on the rack We go way back I wonder 'bout his insides It's like his thoughts are too big for his size He's been taken, where? I don't know Off he goes, with his perfectly unkept hope There he goes And now I rub my eyes For he has returned Seems my preconceptions are What should have been burned For he still smiles And he's still strong Nothing's changed But the surrounding bullshit That has grown And now he's home and we're laughing Like we always did My same old, same old friend Until a quarter to ten I saw the strain creep in He seems distracted And I know just what is gonna happen next Before his first step He is off again
"his face seems pulled and tense like he's riding on a motorbike in the strongest winds" I love that metaphor, and love Eddie. Thx for upload this man, great quality.
I love this song, I knew a couple of people just like that, while your with them it's wonderful and having a great time and then they leave for awhile and show up out of blue again, so sad. Anyways, awesome performance by everyone, I love Pearl Jam, my favorite band on this planet!! Thank you for sharing this awesome video 😊💓🤘✌️
What a fantastic song, but I wish this version was played a bit slower.. like on No Code. Much more melancholy there. Vs this one where it's more up-beat - which to me, makes it seem more positive. Still a great version. It's amazing how different they can be.
@vzbenster vzbenster....this is not synched from the "Live On Two Legs" album. It is a different version and just as good! I love this better than the studio version from the No Code album.
He's singing about himself ,in a interview he says " the song off he goes ,that's me being a shit friend , everything is great one moment and next thing you know, I'm gone ,hence off he goes "
