It's been a few days since I posted here, so how about a Song of the Day? This one is a later-Jerry Garcia-era Grateful Dead song that has made its way into the set lists of the post-Jerry bands such as The Dead and Phil Lesh and Friends...

"there were days, there were days
there were days between
summer flies and august dies
and the world grows dark and mean
comes the shimmer of the moon
on black, infested trees
the singing man is at his song
the holy on their knees
the reckless are out wrecking
the timid plea their pleas
and no one knows much more of this
than anyone can see

there were days, there were days
there were days besides
when phantom ships with phantom sails
set to sea on phantom tides
come the lighting of the sun
on bright, unfocused eyes
the blue of yet another day
a springtime wet with sighs
a hopeful candle flickers
in a land of lullabyes
where headless horsemen vanish
with wild and lonely cries

there were days, there were days
there were days, i know
when all we ever wanted
was to learn and love and grow
once we grew into our shoes
we told them where to go
walked halfway round the world
on the promise of the glow
stood upon the mountaintop
walked barefoot through the snow
gave the best we had to give
how much we'll never know

there were days, there were days
there were days between
polished like a golden bowl
the finest ever seen
hearts of summer held in trust
still tender, young and green
left on shelves collecting dust
not knowing what they mean
valentines of flesh and blood
as soft as velveteen
hoping love will not foresake
the days that lie between"