Carole King/Gerry Goffin
I love this song. Did a philosophy 101 presentation with the lyrics in the early '70s. Can't remember the grade exactly, but I am sure it was one of the first six letters of the alphabet.
The Byrds, my all time favorite band, did a phenomenal job covering it.
Masterfully used in Easy Rider. Painting the feeling of adventure perfectly. The song ends at the Sacred Mountain gas station where the hitchhiker shares some mescaline with Wyatt and Billy. Perfect!
I wasn't Born To Follow
Carole King/Gerry Goffin
Oh, I'd rather go and journey
Where the diamond crescent's glowing and
Run across the valley
Beneath the sacred mountain
And wander through the forest
Where the trees have leaves of prisms
And break the light in colors
That no one knows the names of
And when it's time, I'll go and wait
Beside a legendary fountain
Till I see your form reflected
In it's clear and jeweled waters
And if you think I'm ready
You may lead me to the chasm
Where the rivers of our vision
Flow into one another
I will watch her dive beneath
The white cascading waters
She may beg, she may plead
She may argue with her logic
And then mention all the things I'll lose
That really have no value
In the end she will surely know
I wasn't born to follow
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