Recorded at: Mammoth Mountain, CA in a cabin in the woods in April 1994
Produced and mixed by: Mike Napolitano and Blind Melon
Shannon: vocals and acoustic guitar
Live Performances: very rarely
Notes:
Brad:
Shannon
wrote that right after he read the Albert Goldman book, "Lives of John
Lennon."
Rogers: One of the really simple, beautiful songs that Shannon wrote. It goes from this positive melody into a brooding thing, the way so many of his songs did. That was one of the things that distinguished Blind Melon. We'd have these upbeat songs with the darkest lyrics.
Lyrics:
All
that I need is the air that I breathe
And
all that I need are things I don't need
And
all that really matters is what matters to me
And
who of you are like me
If
I was to smile and I held out my hand
If
I opened it now would you not understand
Because
you know if I'm to benefit I'll do everything that I can
And
who of you are like me
It
will make you feel good, over my shoulder
It'll
get me down and got me tied up
'Till
I grow older, but feel me inside of you
Like
you want it to
But
is it just the pains in your head
That
are thrilling me
Another
life's falling down onto it's knees
But
I'll never smile the way, that I did like that day
Everything
will be okay
It'll
be okay