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The Hitchhiker - The Doors

Album: An American Prayer

genre: Rock

Thoughts in time and out of season
The Hitchhiker
Stood by the side of the road
And levelled his thumb
In the calm calculus of reason

Hi. How are you doing? I just got back into town L.A
I was out in the desert for awhile

Riders on the storm
Yeah. In the middle of it
Riders on the storm

Right

Into this world, we’re born
Hey, listen, man, I really got a problem
Into this world, we’re thrown
When I was out in the desert, ya know
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
I don’t know how to tell you

Riders on the storm
But, ah, I killed somebody
There’s a killer on the road

No

His brain is squirming like a toad
It’s no big deal, you know
I don’t think anybody will find out about it, but
Take a long holiday
Just, ah
Let your children play
This guy gave me a ride, and ah
If you give this man a ride
Started giving me a lot of trouble
Sweet family will die
And I just couldn’t take it, you know

Killer on the road
And I wasted him
Yeah

Lyrics added by Sandra Quinn

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An American Prayer Calvin Harris album lyrics
This poem (and song) is actually part of a screenplay of the same name, written by Morrison. Morrison was impersonating a hitchhiker who goes on a murder spree. The song featured fragments of "Riders on the Storm", as it shares a common theme.