Top Songs By Ray Davies
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Davies
Vocals
Bill Shanley
Performer
Gary Louris
Performer
Marc Perlman
Performer
Tim O'Reagan
Performer
Karen Grotberg
Performer
John Jackson
Performer
Andrea Grant
Background Vocals
Lorraine Cato
Background Vocals
Ben Edwards
Trumpet
Steve Hamilton
Saxophone
Josh Green
Programming
Mike Kearsey
Trombone
Richard Causon
Harmonium
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Raymond Douglas Davies
Composer
Ray Davies
Arranger
Sally Herbert
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ray Davies
Producer
John Jackson
Co-Producer
Guy Massey
Mixing Engineer
Josh Green
Recording Engineer
Max Prior
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I had this dream America
Was always a very special place
Heroes of the great Wild West
Wild Bill Hickock and the rest
The romantic on a wreckless chase
'Til reality hit me in the face
Hey, Hey, Hey
I'm ridin' on the Great Highway
All across America
From New York to L.A
Hopin' I can find my dream
In New Hampshire or New Orleans
Find a place where I can stay
A'once I'm there I'm never goin' away so
Hey, Hey, Hey
From Promenade to San Francisco Bay
All across America
Along the Great Highway
Bright eyes like wishing wells
Instamatic kiss and tell
Optimistic self-belief
College girls with perfect teeth
Technicolor realism in 20/20 vision
Animated multi-race
And always out there in your face
Hoorah, she'll be cool if you upset her
And life is not a road movie
So wake up to reality and
Hey, Hey, Hey
I'm drivin' on the interstate
All across America
Along the Great Highway
And even if the dream goes wrong
We'll stay for the last song
So Hey, Hey, Hey
From Promenade to San Francisco Bay
All across America
We're on The Great Highway
The great illusion it may be
But always somethin' else to see
Always some little hick town
To pick you up when you are down
Another day, another shake
Malted with a slice of cake
La di da di da di da (La di da di da di da)
At a jukebox in a smoky bar
A girl stands looking at the stars
Dressed in denim, wearing shades
And how sad is the Great Highway
(I had this dream, America)
She sips her Coke, walks away
It's just a second in her day
But all her culture's on display
She might be a dreamer
But maybe I'm a dreamer too
Hey, Hey, Hey
I'm ridin' on The Great Highway
All across America
From New York to LA
Hey, Hey, Hey
Hey
Writer(s): Raymond Douglas Davies
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