The 6th Of January (Yasgur's Farm)

Album: The Me That Remains (2026)
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  • She says, "Maybe it's the time of year
    Or maybe it's the time of man
    60's playlist and a beer
    I'm suddenly sixteen again
    What's the future hold in store?
    What's it hiding up its sleeve?
    All that wide-eyed hope
    Were we so naive?"

    "Hey mister, where's the road to Yasgur's farm?"
    He stares at me with pity and alarm
    Says, "That crowd left here long ago
    Scattered all to hell and Harper's Ferry
    On the 6th of January"

    I'm shopping for some groceries
    Muzak piped in overhead
    They only play the melody
    I hear the words John Lennon said
    Asking me to imagine
    As I fight this cart with crooked wheels
    He's either bent over laughing
    Or spinning in his Strawberry Fields

    Where's the road to Yasgur's farm?
    He stares at me with pity and alarm
    Says, "That crowd left here long ago
    Scattered all to hell and Harper's Ferry
    On the 6th of January"

    And we're driving home and the radio plays
    What's goin' on? Marvin Gaye
    Is it right on red or left on MLK
    I look ahead and realize we've lost our way

    "Hey mister, where's the road to Yasgur's farm?"
    He stares at me with pity and alarm
    Says, "That crowd left here long ago
    Scattered all to hell and Harper's Ferry
    On the 6th of January"
    On the 6th of January Writer/s: Sandra Emory Lawrence
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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