Song Title: Interstate Love Song

Running time: 3:13
music by: Robert DeLeo
words by: Scott Weiland
available on: Purple [June 7, 1994, Album]; Interstate Love Song [1994, Single]

Recorded at: Southern Tracks, Atlanta, GA. in March, 1994
Produced by: Brendan O'Brien
Engineered by: Nick DiDia
Assistant Engineering by: Caram Constanzo

Robert DeLeo: Bass
Dean DeLeo: Guitars
Scott Weiland: Vocals
Eric Kretz: Drums

Robert: "I don't know if it was written on an Interstate, but it was kind of a road song."

Scott: "The words are sort of about the lies that I tried to conceal during the writing of the Purple record." (2000/03/08, VH1 Storytellers)

Robert: "I suppose I could say that I think this is one of the best things I've ever written. It started out as a bossa-nova song, believe it or not. I like pulling from different areas when I'm writing. It keeps everything fresh. The chord structure here is an Antonio Carlos Jobim thing."

Dean: "Well, the song speaks for itself. When you sit there with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a voice, you can really see the genius behind the song. We were in Atlanta touring Core, and Robert was playing around with the chordings and the melody, whistling the melody in a hotel room while he was playing. I was stunned by how beautiful it worked together. I had a great feeling about that song immediately."

Waitin' on a sunday afternoon
for what I've read between the lines-
Your lies

Feelin' Like a hand in rusted shame.
So do you laugh or does it cry -
Reply?

Leavin' on a southern train
only yesterday you lied
Promises of what I seemed to be
only watched the time go by
All of these things
you said to me

Breathing is the hardest thing to do
with all I've said and all that's dead for you
You lied -
Goodbye

Leavin' on a southern train
only yesterday you lied
Promises of what I seemed to be
only watched the time go by
All of these things
I said to you