Saint Of Circumstance
Lyrics: John Barlow
Music: Bob Weir
This must be heaven
Tonight I crossed the line
You must be the angel
I thought I might never find
Was it you I heard singing
Oh while I was chasing dreams
Driven by the wind
Like the dust that blows around
And the rain fallin' down
But I never know
Sure don't know
I never know, never know
Sure don't know
This must be heaven
'Cause here's where the rainbow ends
And at last it's the real thing
Or close enough to pretend
When that wind blows
Wind blows
And the night starts to fall
I can hear the sirens call
It's a certain sort of sound
And the rain fallin' down
Rain fallin' down
Holes in what's left of my reason
Holes in the knees of my blues
Odds against me been increasing
But I'll pull through
Never could read no road-map
Now I don't know what the weather might do
Hear that witch wind whining
See that dog star shining
I got a feelin' there's no time to lose
No time to lose
I never know
Sure don't know
I will never know, no, no
Sure don't know
Well it's been heaven
Even rainbow's will end
Now my sails are filling
The wind so willing
And I'm good as gone again
I'm still walkin'
So I'm sure that I can dance
Just a saint of circumstance
Just a tiger in a trance
And the rain fallin' down
Rain falling down
Rain falling down
Well I never know
Just don't know
Just don't know
Sure don't know what I'm goin' for
Sure don't know
But I'm gonna go for it for sure
Yeah for sure, yeah for sure
Sure don't know what I'm goin' for
Just don't never know, never never know
But I'm gonna go for it for sure
No no no, that's for sure, yeah for sure
Sure don't know what I'm goin' for
Just don't never never know, no no
But I'm gonna go for it for sure
That's for sure
Sure don't know what I'm goin' for
Yeah maybe going on a dream, going on a dream now
But I'm gonna go for it for sure
Maybe going on a feeling, maybe going on a feeling
Maybe going on a feeling
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Variations (1)
1. Bob sang numerous variations to the lines of this song:This must be heaven
Last station on the line
Oh when I was chasing dreams
Driven on the wind
Got to be heaven
'Cause here's where the rainbow ends
And if this ain't the real thing
Well it's close enough to pretend
When that wind blows
And the night's about to fall
Now my sails are filling
The wind is willing
You must be an angel
What else could be so fine?
Sure feels like the real thing
If it ain't we just pretend
Top of the mountain you can see far and wide
Still can't see the mountain's other side
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Live Performances (141)
2/28/81 Uptown
Theatre, Chicago, Illinois
3/3/81 Music
Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
3/7/81 Cole
Field House, College Park, Maryland
3/10/81 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
3/13/81 Utica
Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York
3/14/81
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/20/81
Rainbow Theatre, London, England
3/24/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
5/1/81 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
5/4/81 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/6/81 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/9/81 Nassau
Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/13/81 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/16/81 Barton Hall,
Ithaca, New York
5/17/81 Onondaga
County War Memorial, Syracuse, New York
7/2/81 The
Summit, Houston, Texas
7/5/81 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
7/8/81 Kiel
Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
7/11/81 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/14/81
McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado
8/12/81 Salt Palace,
Salt Lake City, Utah
8/15/81 Memorial
Coliseum, Portland, Oregon
8/28/81 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
8/31/81 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
9/11/81
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/13/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/25/81 Stabler
Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
9/27/81 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
10/2/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/4/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/10/81 Stadthalle
Bremen, Bremen, West Germany
10/13/81
Walter-Köbel-Halle, Russelsheim, West Germany
2/19/82 Golden Hall,
San Diego, California
4/6/82
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/9/82
Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester, New York
4/17/82
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
5/22/82
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/25/82 Compton
Terrace, Tempe, Arizona
8/1/82 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8/6/82 St. Paul
Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
8/10/82 Iowa Field
House, Iowa City, Iowa
9/11/82 West Palm
Beach Auditorium, West Palm Beach, Florida
9/15/82 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/23/82 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
10/10/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
12/30/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/31/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/12/83
Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, New York
4/23/83 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
6/24/83 Dane County
Coliseum, Madison, Wisconsin
10/31/83
Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/6/84 Aladdin
Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada
4/23/84 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
6/30/84 Indianapolis
Sports Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
10/12/84 Augusta Civic
Center, Augusta, Maine
11/2/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
4/4/85
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
6/15/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/22/85 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/2/85
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
10/29/85 Fox Theatre,
Atlanta, Georgia
11/1/85 Richmond
Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia
11/20/85 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/14/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/24/86 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6/21/86 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/6/86 RFK
Stadium, Washington, D.C.
12/17/86 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
12/30/86 Henry J. Kaiser
Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/3/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/30/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/6/87
Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/13/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
6/21/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/28/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
9/7/87
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
10/14/88 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
4/16/89 MECCA,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6/18/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/27/90 Zenith, Paris,
France
12/4/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/13/90 McNichols Arena,
Denver, Colorado
12/28/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/23/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/29/91 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/5/91 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
4/9/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
4/28/91 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
5/10/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/12/91 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/17/91 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/28/91 Mile High
Stadium, Denver, Colorado
8/13/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/8/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/16/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/21/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
9/26/91 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/30/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/1/92 The
Omni, Atlanta, Georgia
3/12/92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/24/92 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
5/20/92 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/31/92 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
6/15/92 Giants
Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
6/25/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
7/1/92 Buckeye
Lake Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
2/22/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/21/93 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/1/93 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
5/23/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/8/93 The
Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
6/16/93 Freedom
Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
6/25/93 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
8/26/93 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/9/93
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/17/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/26/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/17/93 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/5/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/18/94 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/31/94 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/8/94 Miami
Arena, Miami, Florida
6/17/94 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
6/26/94 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
7/19/94 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
7/29/94 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
9/18/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/1/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/9/94 USAir Arena,
Landover, Maryland
10/19/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
12/1/94 McNichols
Arena, Denver, Colorado
12/19/94 Los Angeles
Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California
2/24/95
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/22/95 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
4/1/95 The
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
4/7/95 Tampa
Stadium, Tampa, Florida
5/24/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
6/2/95
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/24/95 RFK Stadium,
Washington, D.C.
7/8/95 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
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Official Recordings (20)