I Need A Miracle

Lyrics: John Barlow
Music: Bob Weir

I need a woman 'bout twice my age
A lady of nobility, gentility and rage
A splendour in the dark, lightning on the draw
Who'll go right through the book and break each and every law

I got a feelin'
And it won't go away, oh no
Just one thing and I'll be OK
I need a miracle every day

I need a woman 'bout twice my height
Statuesque, raven-tressed, a goddess of the night
A secret incantation, candle burning blue (note 1)
We'll consult the spirits, maybe they'll know what to do

And it's real
And it won't go away, oh no
Can't get around and I can't run away
I need a miracle every day

I need a woman 'bout twice my weight
A ton of fun who packs a gun with all that other freight
Find her in a side-show, leave her in LA
Ride her like a surfer riding on a tidal wave

And it's real
Believe what I say
Just one thing that I gotta say
I need a miracle very day

It takes dynamite to get me up
Too much of everything is just enough
One more thing that I gotta say
I need a miracle every day

Notes
(1) in the Egypt 1978 shows, Bob Weir sang: "Thrill me to the marrow on a midnight rendevous"

Grateful Dead Recordings
	studio 1978	Shakedown Street (note 1)
	16 Sep 1978	Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978 (CD and DVD)
	21 Oct 1978	Road Trips Volume 1, Number 4 ("From Egypt With Love")
	31 Dec 1978	The Closing Of Winterland (DVD & CD)
	4 May 1979	Live At The Coliseum
	9 Nov 1979	Road Trips Volume 1, Number 1
	9 Dec 1979	Dave's Picks Vol 47
	28 Dec 1979	Road Trips Vol 3, No 1
	31 May 1980	30 Days Of The Dead (2022)
	10 Aug 1982	30 Days Of The Dead (2013)
	11 Oct 1983	In And Out Of The Garden
	21 Oct 1983	30 Trips Around The Sun
	20 Apr 1984	Dave's Picks Volume 35
	4 Apr 1985	30 Days Of The Dead (2023)
	26 Mar 1987	Dave's Picks Volume 36
	24 Jul 1987	View From The Vault IV (DVD & CD soundtrack)
	3 Jul 1988	30 Trips Around The Sun
	28 Dec 1988	30 Days Of The Dead (2018)
	3 Apr 1989	Download Series Vol 9
	12 Jul 1989	RFK Stadium 1989 Box
	8 Oct 1989	Warlocks Box
	16 Oct 1989	Nightfall Of Diamonds
	14 Mar 1990	Spring 1990 (The Other One)
	21 Mar 1990	Spring 1990 (The Other One)
	23 Jun 1990	Dave's Picks Volume 44
	26 Mar 1990	Spring 1990
	30 Mar 1990	Spring 1990
	8 Jul 1990	View From The Vault (video/DVD & CD soundtrack)
	16 Sep 1990	Dick's Picks Vol 9
	16 Jun 1991	Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Boxed Set
	20 Jun 1991	Download Series Vol 11
	10 Sep 1991	30 Trips Around The Sun
	8 Dec 1995	Furthur (Ratdog)

Covers By Other Artists
	Date	Album	Recorded By
	2015	Songs Of Their Own	Lee Gallagher & The Hallelujah

Notes
(1) also on the compilations The Arista Years and The Best Of The Grateful Dead.

Further Information
For an online discussion of the lyrics to this song see the deadsongs.vue conference on The Well.
For more information on recordings see Matt Schofield's Grateful Dead Family Discography
For David Dodd's discussion of this song on dead.net see Greatest Stories Ever Told
For online chords and TAB see www.rukind.com
For sheet music, see:
Grateful Dead Anthology Volume 2 (piano arrangement)