"Souls Like the Wheels" is a song by The Avett Brothers which was first released on The Second Gleam on July 22, 2008. A live version of the song recorded at a September 29, 2012 performance in St. Louis, MO was released as the ninth track Magpie and the Dandelion.
On November 8, 2013 the Brothers began playing a full-band version of "Souls Like the Wheels" at their concerts.
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Lyrics[]
Souls like the wheels
Turning, taking us with wind at our heels
Burning, making us decide on what we're giving
Change this way of living
One little song
Give me strength to the leave the sad and the wrong
Buried safely in the past where I've been living
Alive but unforgiving
Let me go, let me go, let me go, let me go
One little girl
Bring me light from where I thought it was dark
Be the spark that has a chance to light a candle
Love that I can handle
Let me go, let me go, let me go, let me go
Souls like the wings
Spreading out away from bad memories
Make us capable of taking off and landing
Alive with understanding
Let me go, let me go, let me go, let me go
Purchase[]
- The Second Gleam
- Magpie and the Dandelion
The Second Gleam tracks[]
The Second Gleam
1. "Tear Down the House"
2. "Murder in the City"
3. "Bella Donna"
4. "The Greatest Sum"
5. "Black, Blue"
6. "St. Joseph's"
7. "Souls Like the Wheels"
8. "The Greatest Sum" (Electric)
Magpie and the Dandelion tracks[]
2. "Morning Song"
3. "Never Been Alive"
4. "Another is Waiting"
5. "Bring Your Love To Me"
6. "Good To You"
7. "Part From Me"
8. "Skin and Bones"
9. "Souls Like the Wheels"
10. "Vanity"
11. "The Clearness is Gone"