"Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" is a song by The Avett Brothers that appears on their 2009 album I and Love and You with a playtime of 4:48. The song was first performed at Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, NC, USA on August 8, 2009, and the first public performance was included on the album and DVD Live, Volume 3 with a playtime of 4:51.
The song features Scott Avett on piano and lead vocals, Seth Avett on guitar and backup vocals, Bob Crawford on bass guitar, Joe Kwon on cello, and Mike Marsh on drums. Live versions often include Paul Difiglia on organ.
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There's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what's wrong and what's right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I'm frightened by those who don't see it
When nothing is owed, deserved or expected
And your life doesn't change by the man that's elected
If you're loved by someone you're never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it.
There was a dream
And one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid, with a head full of doubt
So I scream 'til I die or the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There's a darkness upon you that's flooded in light
In the fine print they tell you what's wrong and what's right
And it flies by day and it flies by night
And I'm frightened by those who don't see it
There was a dream
And one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid, with a head full of doubt
So I scream 'til I die or the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There was a dream
And one day I could see it
Like a bird in a cage I broke in and demanded that somebody free it
And there was a kid, with a head full of doubt
So I scream 'til I die or the last of those bad thoughts are finally out
There's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what's wrong and what's right
There's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light
And I'm frightened by those who don't see it
I and Love and You tracks[]
I and Love and You (Album)
1. "I and Love and You"
2. "January Wedding"
3. "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise"
4. "And It Spread"
5. "The Perfect Space"
6. "Ten Thousand Words"
7. "Kick Drum Heart"
8. "Laundry Room"
9. "Ill With Want"
10. "Tin Man"
12. "Slight Figure of Speech"
13. "It Goes On and On"
14. "Incomplete and Insecure"