Help on the Way
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 154
- First played
- 1975-06-17 — Winterland Arena
Lyrics
Paradise waits
on the crest of a wave
her angels in flame
She has no shame
Like a child, she is pure
She is not to blame
Poised for flight
Wings spread bright
Spring from night
into the sun
Don't stop to run
She can fly like a lie
She cannot be outdone
Tell me the cost
I can pay
Let me go
Tell me love is not lost
Sell everything
Without love, day to day,
insanity is king
I will pay
day by day
anyway
Lock, bolt and key
Crippled but free
I was blind
all the time
I was learning to see
Help on the way
I know only this
I've got you today
Don't fly away
'cause I love what I love
and I want it that way
I will stay
one more day
Like I say
Honey, it's you
Making it too
Without love in the dream
It will never come true
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-03 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1995-06-22 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1995-05-26 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1995-05-26 | Seattle Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1995-03-29 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1995-02-24 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1995-02-24 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1994-12-11 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1994-12-11 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1994-10-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1994-10-10 | USAir Arena | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1994-10-01 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1994-07-21 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1994-07-02 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1994-04-04 | Orlando Arena | Orlando, FL | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1994-03-25 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1994-03-06 | Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1994-03-06 | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1993-12-17 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 9 | — |
| 1993-12-17 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1993-09-22 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1993-09-14 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1993-09-14 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1993-08-22 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2 | 8 | — |
| 1993-08-22 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1993-06-22 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1993-06-09 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1993-06-09 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1993-05-16 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1993-04-02 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1993-03-22 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1993-03-11 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1992-06-28 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1992-06-23 | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1992-06-23 | Star Lake Amphitheatre | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1992-05-31 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1992-03-21 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, ON, CA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1992-03-05 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1991-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1991-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1991-10-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | — |
| 1991-10-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1991-09-25 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1991-09-20 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-09-10 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-08-17 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1991-06-24 | Sandstone Amphitheater | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1991-06-24 | Sandstone Amphitheatre | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1991-06-14 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1991-06-14 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1991-05-12 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1991-05-05 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1991-04-04 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1991-03-24 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1991-02-21 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1991-02-21 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1990-12-13 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1990-10-31 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1990-10-24 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | Hamburg, Germany | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1990-10-24 | Sporthalle | Hamburg, Germany | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1990-09-19 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1990-07-18 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1990-06-24 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1990-06-24 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1990-06-15 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1990-05-05 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1990-05-05 | Soccer Field / Cal State Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1990-03-30 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1990-03-24 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1989-12-08 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1989-12-08 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2 | 7 | |
| 1989-10-22 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1989-10-19 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1989-10-19 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1989-10-14 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1989-10-14 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1989-10-08 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1985-09-12 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1985-03-25 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1984-11-02 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1984-10-17 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1984-10-17 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1984-10-09 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1984-10-09 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1984-07-14 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1984-07-14 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1984-07-04 | Five Seasons Center | Cedar Rapids, IA | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1984-06-27 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1984-04-21 | Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1984-04-21 | Philadelphia Civic Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1984-04-17 | Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center | Niagara Falls, New York | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1984-04-17 | Niagara Falls Convention Center | Niagara Falls, New York | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1984-04-01 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1983-10-31 | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | San Rafael, California | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1983-10-20 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1983-10-20 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1983-10-12 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1983-09-11 | Downs at Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | — | 11 | |
| 1983-09-06 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | — | 11 | |
| 1983-09-02 | BSU Pavilion | Boise, ID | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1983-09-02 | BSU Pavilion / Boise State University | Boise, ID | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1983-06-28 | Poplar Creek Music Theater | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | — | 8 | — |
| 1983-06-28 | Poplar Creek Music Theatre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1983-06-24 | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, WI | — | 10 | |
| 1983-05-15 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1983-05-15 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1983-04-26 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1983-04-26 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1983-04-22 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1983-04-22 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1983-04-17 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | — | 12 | — |
| 1983-04-17 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1983-04-12 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghamton, New York | — | 11 | |
| 1983-04-09 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1983-03-29 | The Warfield | San Francisco, California | — | 9 | — |
| 1983-03-29 | Warfield Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1983-03-25 | Compton Terrace | Tempe, AZ | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1977-10-11 | Lloyd Noble Center | Norman, OK | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1977-10-11 | Lloyd Noble Center / University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1977-06-09 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1977-05-22 | Hollywood Sportatorium | Pembroke Pines | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1977-05-22 | Sportatorium | Hollywood, California | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1977-05-09 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1977-04-29 | The Palladium | New York | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1977-04-23 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1977-02-26 | Swing Auditorium | San Bernardino, California | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1976-12-31 | Cow Palace | Daly City, California | Set 2: | 16 | |
| 1976-10-09 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1976-10-09 | Oakland Stadium | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1976-10-01 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1976-09-27 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1976-09-27 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1976-09-24 | William & Mary Hall | Williamsburg, VA | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1976-09-24 | William and Mary Hall / College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1976-09-23 | Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, NC | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1976-09-23 | Cameron Indoor Stadium / Duke University | Durham, NC | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1976-08-04 | Roosevelt Stadium | Jersey City, New Jersey | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1976-07-12 | Orpheum Theatre | San Francisco, California | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1976-06-27 | Auditorium Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 15 | |
| 1976-06-24 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1976-06-24 | Tower Theater | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1976-06-21 | Tower Theatre | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1976-06-21 | Tower Theater | Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1976-06-19 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1976-06-17 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1976-06-14 | Beacon Theatre | New York | Set 2: | 20 | |
| 1976-06-10 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1976-06-10 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 14 | |
| 1976-06-04 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 1: | 13 | |
| 1976-06-03 | Paramount Theatre | Portland, Oregon | Set 2: | 18 | |
| 1975-09-28 | Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | — | 1 | — |
| 1975-09-28 | Lindley Meadow / Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1975-08-13 | Great American Music Hall | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1975-06-17 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 6 |
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