Morning Rider On the Road

Written by Tony Romeo

Well, I thought my life was over when she walked right out on me

And I watched the world around me just explode

That's when I hit the highway, that's how I came to be

Morning rider on the road

Well, I'd wake up in the morning with the sunshine in my eyes

And the music of the Canyon would begin

And I'd soar just like an eagle through the blue Montana skies

Like a glider on the wind

There were times when I was hungry, times I missed a friend

But sleep would hush it over

There were times the rain would wake me and all my dreams

ould end

But a dream can't last forever

Na na na...Morning rider on the road

Na na na...Morning rider in the sun

There were times when I was happy, being free was fun

Like a hobo in the sun

There were times when I was lonely and I'd wish the night was done

Like an Indian on the run

And all at once I met you and you stop me in my tracks

And all at once I lose the urge to roam

So the hobo in the sun and the Indian on the run

And the rider on the highway found a home

And all at once I met you and you stop me in my tracks

And all at once I lose the urge to roam

So the hobo in the sun and the Indian on the run

And the rider on the highway found a home

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As David explains in the following excerpt from the book “C’mon Get Happy…Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus” by David Cassidy & Chip Deffaa, his voice on the first two of The Partridge Family records, his voice was altered.

“Wes had some problem with the way I naturally sounded. He had me double-track vocals (the way Neil Sedaka had so often done) to give my voice added pop-ness. And by altering the tape speed, he was able to raise the pitch of my voice a half-tone above what it actually was, so that on records I sounded a little younger, lighter than in real life.”

The following two recordings highlight this. The first recording is a small part of the original recording from 1971 LP “Up To Date”. The second recording has been provided by John Gomolka who altered the original track to better reflect David’s true voice.

"Morning Rider On The Road" - Part of original recording

"Morning Rider On The Road" - altered to reflect David’s true voice.

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