Foolish Heart
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 113
- First played
- 1988-06-19 — Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Lyrics
Carve your name
Carve your name in ice and wind
Search for where
Search for where the rivers end
Or where the rivers start
Do everything that's in you
You feel to be your part
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Dare to leap
Leap from ledges high and wild
Learn to speak
Speak with wisdom like a child
Directly to the heart
Crown yourself the king of clowns
Or stand way back apart
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Shun a friend
Shun a brother and a friend
Never look
Never look around the bend
Or check the weather chart
Sign the Mona Lisa
With a spray can, call it art
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
A foolish heart will call on you
To toss your dreams away
Then turn around and blame you
For the way you went astray
A foolish heart will cost you sleep
And often make you curse
A selfish heart is trouble
But a foolish heart is worse
Bite the hand
Bite the hand that bakes your bread
Dare to leap
Where the angels fear to tread
Till you are torn apart
Stoke the fires of paradise
With coals from Hell to start
But never give your love, my friend
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Unto a foolish heart
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-04 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1995-06-27 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1995-05-25 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1995-05-25 | Seattle Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1995-04-01 | The Pyramid Arena | Memphis, TN | Set 2: | 6 | — |
| 1995-04-01 | Pyramid Arena | Memphis, TN | Set 2 | 6 | |
| 1995-03-22 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1995-02-21 | Delta Center | Salt Lake City, UT | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1994-12-15 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 2 | 8 | — |
| 1994-12-15 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1994-10-13 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1994-10-07 | CoreStates Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1994-10-07 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1994-09-28 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1994-08-03 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1994-07-29 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1994-07-19 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1994-07-01 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1993-09-25 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1993-09-17 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1993-09-08 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2 | 7 | |
| 1993-06-16 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1993-06-11 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1993-05-22 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1992-06-11 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1992-05-24 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1992-03-24 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1992-03-24 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1992-03-08 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1991-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1991-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1991-09-24 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1991-09-12 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-08-13 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-06-22 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-06-01 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Los Angeles, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1991-05-10 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-04-28 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-04-09 | Orlando Arena | Orlando, FL | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-04-03 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-03-20 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1990-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1990-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1990-12-14 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1990-12-08 | Compton Terrace | Chandler, AZ | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1990-10-30 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1990-10-22 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1990-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-09-10 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1990-09-10 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1990-07-23 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1990-07-19 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 12 | — |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1990-07-04 | Sandstone Amphitheater | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1990-07-04 | Sandstone Amphitheatre | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1990-06-24 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1990-06-24 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1990-06-08 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1990-05-06 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1990-05-06 | Soccer Field / Cal State Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1990-04-02 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1990-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1990-03-19 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1989-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1989-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1989-12-09 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1989-12-09 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1989-10-26 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1989-10-22 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1989-10-14 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1989-10-14 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1989-10-08 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1989-08-19 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Encore 1 | 14 | — |
| 1989-08-19 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Encore | 14 | |
| 1989-07-19 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1989-07-15 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1989-07-10 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1989-06-18 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1989-05-07 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1989-05-07 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1989-04-13 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1989-04-09 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Set 1: | 9 | |
| 1989-04-02 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1989-04-02 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1989-03-28 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1989-02-12 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2: | 15 | — |
| 1989-02-12 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 2 | 17 | |
| 1989-02-07 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1988-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 14 | — |
| 1988-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 15 | |
| 1988-12-11 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1988-10-21 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, TX | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-10-16 | Bayfront Center | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1988-10-16 | Bayfront Center Arena | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1988-09-23 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-09-19 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 12 | |
| 1988-09-11 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1988-09-11 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1988-09-03 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-08-28 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1988-08-28 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1988-07-31 | Laguna Seca Raceway | Salinas | Set 2 | 10 | — |
| 1988-07-31 | Laguna Seca Recreation Area | Monterey, California | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1988-07-17 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1988-07-17 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1988-07-02 | Oxford Plains Speedway | Oxford, Maine | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1988-06-28 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1988-06-25 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-06-22 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-06-19 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 8 |
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