While Tom Marshall has been Trey’s main songwriting partner since the early days of Phish, Anastasio has worked with other writers in the past. Back in the late ’80s, Trey created the music for Bathtub Gin around Susannah Goodman’s lyrics. More recently, Shine producer Brendan O”Brien contributed to the title track from that LP as well as Invisible, Sleep Again and Spin. Old friend Steve “The Dude of Life” Pollak teamed up with Big Red to write Show of Life, which was debuted on February’s Classic TAB tour. Furthermore, “Captain Kevin” Hoffman lent a hand for A Case of Ice and Snow.
We’ve shared audio of Burn That Bridge and Sailboat Man from taperhead’s recording of Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB at the Hangout Festival and we took a shot at transcribing the lyrics to each song…
Burn That Bridge (Anastasio/Green)
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/burnthatbridge.mp3]Trouble seems to follow me
like a lost and lonely dog
I can’t shake it no matter how I run
And you know and I know
You coming home with me
And there’ll be lives to save
And hell to pay
Before the day is done
But I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it
Find a fire I can set to it
Trouble’s coming but the spark is lit
And I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it.
The sunlight in your smile
Pierces me clean through
I been on this earth a while
I met no one like you
And you know I’m a sinner
But something tells me you are too
And I’ll pay tomorrow for what I pray
We’re about to do
But I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it
Find a fire I can set to it
Trouble’s coming but the spark is lit
And I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it.
Sometimes you gotta break the rules
And throw away the book
Torch the candle at both ends
And leap before you look
You maybe a little crazy
And God knows I’m no great catch
But you supply the gasoline
And I’ll supply the match
And I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it
I know we shouldn’t but the spark is lit
If this is trouble I don’t mind a bit
And I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it.
Burn that bridge when I get to it
Find a fire I can set to it
Trouble’s coming but the spark is lit
And I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it
Burn that bridge
Burn that bridge
Burn that bridge (repeat)
Sailboat Man (Anastasio/Marshall)
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sailboatman.mp3]Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Oh, Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Oh, Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
In the morning when I rise
Sunlight on the water glistens in my eyes
And I listen to the laughing sounds
The golden hues aborted are flowing all around
And I say, Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Oh, Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
A path leads to the water’s edge
Sitting on the dock I feel my feet hang off the ledge
So slowly, I see you drawing near
The snapping of the canvas is all that I can hear
And I said, Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Take me far away and carry me across to see the sunset over St. Tropez
The Mores and Sebastian Cay (?)
On the bounding we await to see the dark and then the lay (?)
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Sailboat man come pick us up
Because I see a boat
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