Jefferson Airplane was the first of the San Francisco psychedelic rockgroups of the 1960s, primarily the vehicle of guitarist Jorma Kaukonenand vocalist Grace Slick. Initially, the female vocalist for the group was , but due to a strong family commitment she was replaced by Grace Slick in 1966, originally from The Great Society. They then took a rather controversial path, adopting both the drug-taking hippie ethos and the left-wing, antiwar political movement of "hippie" counterculture. Grace was a big part of the band's commercial success, "White Rabbit" (written by her) and "Somebody to Love" (written by Grace's brother-in-law, Great Society guitarist Darby Slick) being the two most recognized tunes. Rock historians have suggested that Grace Slick helped to break the mold of the typical female musician.
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Too Many Years Lyrics
Jefferson Airplane
(by J. Kaukonen)
I opened the door and I
found I was looking at danger
It's been too many years but we're
hiding our faces like strangers
She says that she's got to go
but there ain't no way
I'm letting her walk while
there's something to say
It's been too many years
to watch our hearts die this way
She's feeling a time for a
seasonal change and she's yearning
to shake the trees of our love in the streets
where the leaves are for burning
All things on this earth
were made for the dying
a look in my soul says
it just ain't no use trying
It's been too many years
to watch our hearts die this way
In an unwritten time I thought that
life was for sharing
and living together was simply
a matter of caring
But things did not work out like I planned
and
Alienation has left me here damned
It's been too many years
to watch our hearts die this way