The Wheel
Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann
Chorus
The wheel is turning and you can't slow down
You can't let go and you can't hold on
You can't go back and you can't stand still
If the thunder don't get you then the lightning will
Won't you try just a little bit harder
Couldn't you try just a little bit more
Won't you try just a little bit harder
Couldn't you try just a little bit more
Round, round, Robin run around
Gotta get back where you belong
Little bit harder, just a little bit more
Little bit further than you gone before
[chorus]
Small wheel turning by the fire and rod
Big wheel turning by the grace of God
Every time that wheel turn round
Bound to cover just a little more ground
[chorus]
Won't you try just a little bit harder
Couldn't you try just a little bit more
Won't you try just a little bit harder
Couldn't you try just a little bit more
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Variations (0)
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Live Performances (213)
3/10/81 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
3/24/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
5/1/81 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
5/11/81 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
7/2/81 The
Summit, Houston, Texas
8/28/81 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
9/13/81 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/25/81 Stabler
Arena, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
10/6/81 Rainbow
Theatre, London, England
10/13/81 Walter-Köbel-Halle,
Russelsheim, West Germany
10/16/81 Melkweg,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2/17/82 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/5/82
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/14/82 Glens Falls
Civic Center, Glens Falls, New York
4/19/82 Baltimore
Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland
5/21/82 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/17/82 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
7/27/82 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/1/82 Zoo
Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
8/7/82
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/28/82 Oregon
Country Fairgrounds, Veneta, Oregon
9/9/82
Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana
9/12/82 Lakeland
Civic Center, Lakeland, Florida
9/18/82 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
9/23/82 New Haven
Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut
10/10/82 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
10/17/82 The Downs At
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
12/27/82 Oakland
Auditorium, Oakland, California
3/29/83 Warfield
Theatre, San Francisco, California
4/10/83 West
Virginia University Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
4/17/83 Brendan
Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/25/83 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5/14/83 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/18/83 Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
6/27/83 Poplar Creek
Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
8/21/83 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
8/29/83 Hult Center
For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
9/4/83
Park West, Park City, Utah
9/13/83 Manor Downs,
Manor, Texas
10/17/83 Olympic Center,
Lake Placid, New York
10/22/83 Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
12/28/83 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
3/28/84 Marin
Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael, California
4/13/84
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
4/19/84 Philadelphia
Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/27/84 Providence
Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
5/7/84 Hult
Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene, Oregon
6/13/84 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
6/21/84
Kingswood Music Theatre, Maple, Canada
6/29/84 Blossom
Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7/3/84
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
7/13/84 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
10/9/84 The Centrum,
Worcester, Massachusetts
10/15/84
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
10/20/84 Carrier Dome,
Syracuse, New York
10/28/84 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
12/31/84 San Francisco
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
2/20/85 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/9/85 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
3/21/85
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/31/85 Cumberland
County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/4/85
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
4/13/85 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
4/27/85 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/15/85 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/25/85 Blossom
Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
7/13/85 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
8/30/85 Southern
Star Amphitheater, Houston, Texas
9/6/85 Red
Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
10/29/85 Fox Theatre,
Atlanta, Georgia
11/4/85
The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
11/17/85 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
2/12/86 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/19/86 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/28/86
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
4/4/86 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
4/18/86 Berkeley
Community Theatre, Berkeley, California
5/10/86 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/26/86 Hubert H.
Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
7/4/86 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
3/22/87 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/29/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4/2/87 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/17/87 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/9/87 Laguna
Seca Recreation Area, Monterey, California
6/12/87 Ventura
County Fairgrounds, Ventura, California
6/20/87 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
6/26/87 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/7/87
Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Virginia
7/19/87 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
8/13/87 Red Rocks
Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado
8/20/87
Park West, Park City, Utah
9/9/87
Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
9/15/87 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/22/87 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/2/87 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
11/6/87 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
11/13/87 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/28/87 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/16/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/16/88 Henry J.
Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
3/26/88 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/30/88 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
4/7/88 The
Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts
4/11/88 Joe Louis
Arena, Detroit, Michigan
4/14/88 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/22/88 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
6/17/88 Met Center,
Bloomington, Minnesota
6/22/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/2/88 Oxford
Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
7/15/88 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
7/29/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
9/2/88 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
9/8/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/11/88 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/19/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/24/88 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/30/88 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/16/88
Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida
12/9/88 Long Beach
Arena, Long Beach, California
12/31/88 Oakland Coliseum
Arena, Oakland, California
2/7/89
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, California
2/10/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
3/27/89 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
4/2/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/8/89
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
4/13/89 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
4/17/89 Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
4/28/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/6/89 Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford, California
6/18/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/2/89 Sullivan
Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
7/17/89 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
7/19/89 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
8/4/89 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
8/17/89 Greek
Theatre, Berkeley, California
9/30/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/8/89 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
10/11/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/19/89 The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/26/89 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
12/6/89
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/10/89 Great Western
Forum, Inglewood, California
12/27/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/25/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/18/90 Hartford
Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut
3/24/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/29/90 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
6/8/90 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/23/90 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
7/4/90
Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, Kansas
7/16/90 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
7/22/90 World Music
Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
9/11/90 The
Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/18/90 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/17/90 Grugahalle,
Essen, Germany
10/24/90 Sporthalle,
Hamburg, Germany
10/30/90 Wembley Arena,
London, England
12/3/90
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/9/90 Compton
Terrace, Chandler, Arizona
12/27/90 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/19/91
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/17/91 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/24/91
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
3/31/91 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
4/8/91 Orlando
Arena, Orlando, Florida
5/3/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
5/10/91 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/6/91 Deer
Creek Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
6/11/91 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/20/91 Pine Knob
Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan
8/12/91 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
9/4/91
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/12/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/18/91 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
10/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
12/27/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/22/92
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/5/92 Hampton
Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia
3/13/92 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
3/23/92 The Palace Of Auburn Hills,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
5/23/92 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
6/6/92 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
6/17/92 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
6/25/92 Soldier
Field, Chicago, Illinois
12/5/92 Compton Terrace,
Chandler, Arizona
12/11/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
2/21/93
Oakland Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California
3/10/93 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/20/93 The Omni,
Atlanta, Georgia
3/27/93
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/25/93 Cal Expo
Amphitheatre, Sacramento, California
6/11/93 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
6/23/93 Deer Creek
Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana
8/22/93 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
9/10/93 Richfield
Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
9/18/93 Madison
Square Garden, New York, New York
9/25/93 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
12/12/93 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
3/6/94
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona
3/17/94 Rosemont
Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois
3/24/94 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
4/6/94 Miami
Arena, Miami, Florida
6/17/94 Autzen
Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
6/26/94 Sam Boyd
Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada
7/26/94 Riverport
Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, Missouri
9/16/94 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
9/28/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/3/94 Boston
Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
10/17/94 Madison Square
Garden, New York, New York
4/1/95 The
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
5/25/95 Memorial
Stadium, Seattle, Washington
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Dave's Picks
Volume Thirty-Nine
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10/8/89
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10/26/89
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3/18/90
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