Just A Season: Rick Danko's in Heaven

Written by Scott Smith and Bryce Fieldhouse, performed by Just A Season
Album: Just A Season, 2013

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Just A Season is a folk-rock band from Vancouver, Canada, led by Scott Smith. "Rick Danko's in Heaven" is the opening track on their self-titled debut album from 2013.

From the review of Just A Season at American Roots UK:

"The album opens with a real belter! That is 'Rick Danko's In Heaven', with it's obvious Band influences on this 'tribute' song that name checks Rick Danko. It has the spacey relaxed feel that the Band often generated on a terrific song with an excellent organ and guitar sound and an evocative vocal backed by atmospheric harmonies."

Lyrics

I packed my bags and I hit the road
A couple fingerpicks and an old dobro

I met a Hollywood angel with a black halo
She had a couple bad habits but a heart of gold

We drove a Volkswagen van down to Mexico
Threw our money in the river just to watch it flow
Threw our money in the river just to watch it flow

Spend it all, drink till dawn
Keep doubling down till the money's all gone
Line em up, throw the dice
Nobody I know ever been here twice

When I heard Muddy Waters on the radio
I started chasing that sound out of Chicago

Bought an old tube amp with tremelo
Got every single record out of Muscle Shoals
Every single record out of Muscle Shoals

Spend it all, drink till dawn
Keep doubling down till the money's all gone
Line em up, throw the dice
Nobody I know ever been here twice

Rick Danko's in heaven at the bordello
He knew more about living than the preacher's know

I'm gonna keep on moving till I get old
You know a rock won't fly if it don't get thrown
A rock won't fly if it don't get thrown

Spend it all, drink till dawn
Keep doubling down till the money's all gone
Line em up, throw the dice
Nobody I know ever been here twice