Thumbing My Way (Lyrics)

Artist: Pearl Jam
Composer: Vedder

Lyrics:

I have not been home since you left long ago
I'm thumbing my way back to heaven

Counting steps,.. walking backwards on the road
I'm counting my way back to heaven

I can't be free with what's locked inside of me...
If there was a key, you took it in your hands.
There's no wrong or right,... but I'm sure there's good and bad
The questions linger overhead

No matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead
I'm thumbing my way back to heaven
I wish that I could hold you... wish that I had
Thinking 'bout heaven

I let go of a rope,... thinking that's what held me back
And in time I've realized,... it's now wrapped around my neck
I can't see what's next,... from this lonely overpass
Hang my head and count my steps, as another car goes past

All the rusted sign we ignore throughout our lives
Choosing the shiny ones instead
I turned my back,... now there's no turning back

No matter how cold the winter,.. there's a springtime ahead
I smile, but who am I kidding?
I'm just walking the miles,.. every once in a while I'll get a ride
I'm thumbing my way back to heaven

Thumbing my way back to heaven
I'm thumbing my way back to heaven...

Riot Act
Live At The Showbox
Live At The Garden
Live At Benaroya Hall
PEARL JAM TWENTY (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
First PlayedFri Dec 06, 2002Seattle, WashingtonThe Showbox
Last PlayedSun Nov 19, 2006Newcastle, AustraliaNewcastle Entertainment Centre
Times Played44
DateLocationVenue
Sun Nov 19, 2006Newcastle, AustraliaNewcastle Entertainment Centre
Tue Nov 14, 2006Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver Arena
Tue Sep 26, 2006Zagreb, CroatiaDom Sportova
Mon Sep 11, 2006Paris, FranceBercy
Sat May 20, 2006Cleveland, OHQuicken Loans Arena
Sat Sep 24, 2005St. Johns, NewfoundlandMile One Stadium
Tue Sep 13, 2005Hamilton, OntarioCopps Coliseum
Sun Sep 04, 2005Calgary, AlbertaScotiabank Saddledome
Sat Oct 02, 2004Toledo, OhioSports Arena
Tue Oct 28, 2003Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara County Bowl
Wed Oct 22, 2003Seattle, WashingtonBenaroya Hall
Sat Jul 19, 2003Mexico City, MexicoPalacio De Los Deportes
Sat Jul 12, 2003Hershey, PennsylvaniaHersheypark Stadium
Tue Jul 08, 2003New York, New YorkMadison Square Garden
Wed Jul 02, 2003Mansfield, MassachusettsTweeter Center
Tue Jul 01, 2003Bristow, VirginiaNissan Pavilion Stone Ridge
Sat Jun 28, 2003Toronto, OntarioMolson Amphitheatre
Sun Jun 15, 2003Fargo, North DakotaFargo Dome
Fri Jun 13, 2003Council Bluffs, IowaMid-America Center
Tue Jun 10, 2003Little Rock, ArkansasAlltel Arena
Thu Jun 05, 2003San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
Mon Jun 02, 2003Irvine, CaliforniaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine
Sun Jun 01, 2003Mountain View, CaliforniaShoreline Amphitheatre
Fri May 30, 2003Vancouver, British ColumbiaGeneral Motors Place
Wed Apr 30, 2003Uniondale, New YorkNassau Coliseum
Fri Apr 25, 2003Cleveland, OhioGund Arena
Wed Apr 23, 2003Champaign, IllinoisAssembly Hall
Mon Apr 21, 2003Lexington, KentuckyRupp Arena
Sat Apr 19, 2003Atlanta, GeorgiaHi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Sat Apr 12, 2003Orlando, FloridaHouse Of Blues Orlando
Wed Apr 09, 2003Birmingham, AlabamaOak Mountain Amphitheatre
Tue Apr 08, 2003New Orleans, LouisianaUNO Lakefront Arena
Sun Apr 06, 2003The Woodlands, TexasCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tue Apr 01, 2003Denver, ColoradoPepsi Center
Tue Mar 04, 2003Osaka, JapanKosei Nenkin Kaikan
Fri Feb 28, 2003Sendai, JapanIsumity 21/Sun Plaza
Thu Feb 20, 2003Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver Arena
Sun Feb 16, 2003Adelaide, AustraliaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
Fri Feb 14, 2003Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
Tue Feb 11, 2003Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
Sun Feb 09, 2003Brisbane, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
Mon Dec 09, 2002Seattle, WashingtonKey Arena
Sun Dec 08, 2002Seattle, WashingtonKey Arena
Fri Dec 06, 2002Seattle, WashingtonThe Showbox

Comments

....I can't see what's next,... from this lonely overpass...Hang my head and count my steps, as another car goes past ...

they need to bring this back

Agreed

absolutely amazing. the epitome of a folk classic. i wish people just knew more about pearl jams great music

My fave song - was so lucky to see it performed live in Paris in 2006. :-)

what do u think this song is about?

The first time I heard this song, all I could think of was a friend who used to hitch in Eastern Montana during summer break in high school. Always heading somewhere away from his not so great life in Great Falls. It just sounds like what that part of the country looks like and what Bryce was sometimes feeling. It was the perfect song for the segment in the documentary about Jeff's home in Big Sandy. Perfect.

I just turned on Live at the Garden and listened to Thumbing My Way, FIRST OF ALL This DVD changed my life, because Pearl Jam rose up to be the Best Rock Band EVER! Surpassing even Zeppelin to me, which I thought could never be done. After watching the DVD for the 1st x, I started playing guitar again and first song I learned to play was Thumbing My Way. I was going through a deep part of my life . a 20 year relationship with my woman slowly coming to an end. Real Loss Deep Feelings of sadness. Playing and listening to Thumbing my Way gave me comort internally because i felt the passion of the song that can have many meanings especially for me, my life with all aspects;relationships with lovers and friends decisions I made throughout my life. I simply love the song and pray one day to hear the PJ Boys perform it Live.
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