PEARL JAM - YELLOW LEDBETTER

YELLOW LEDBETTER

BAND PEARL JAM

SONGWRITERS: VEDDER EDDIE JEROME; MC CREADY MICHAEL DAVIS & AMENT JEFFREY ALLEN

COUNTRY: u. s. a.

ALBUM: YELLOW LEDBETTER

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1992

 

          "Yellow Ledbetter" is a song by the American grunge band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Mike McCready, "Yellow Ledbetter" was an outtake from the band's debut album, Ten(1991). "Yellow Ledbetter" was selected by the band to be on the B-side of the 1992 single "Jeremy", where it was first released. The song eventually found its way onto radio, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was also included on Pearl Jam's 2003 B-sides and rarities album Lost Dogs, and on their 2004 greatest hits album Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003).

Unsealed on a porch a letter sat

Then you said I wanna leave it again

Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand

And on the sand I wanna leave it again, yeah

 

On a weekend wanna wish it all away

And they called and I said that I want what I said

And then I call out again

And the reason oughtta leave her calm, I know

I said I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag

 

Oh yeah, can you see them

Out on the porch

Yeah but they don't wave

I see them

'Round the front way, yeah

And I know and I know I don't want to stay

Make me cry

 

I see

I don't know, there's something else

I wanna drum it all away

Oh, I said I don't, I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag

 

Oh yeah, can you see them

Out on the porch

Yeah but they don't wave

I see them

'Round the front way, yeah

And I know and I know I don't want to stay

I don't wanna stay

I don't wanna stay

I don't wanna stay, oh no

Yeah

 

Oh!, oh!

Oh!, oh!