"Turn to Stone" is a 1972 song by the American singer-songwriter Joe Walsh and his band Barnstorm, with writing credits given to Terry Trebandt, and Walsh. The song was originally released on the album Barnstorm.
Walsh later covered the song for his solo album So What, and released it as a single. The single peaked at #93 on the US Billboard chart.
In 1976, Walsh recorded the song on his You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind album. The Eagles played this song, sung by Joe Walsh, during their March 4th, 1980 performance at Inglewood, CA
Lyrics
Hey now, the well run dry
Pages of your book on fire
Read the writing
On the wall
Hoe down, it's a show-down
Ev'rywhere you look, we're fighting
Hear the call
And you know it's gettin' stronger
I can't last very much longer
Turn to stone
Well there's a change in the wind
You know the signs don't lie
Such a strange feelin'
And I don't know why it's takin'
Such a long time
Backyard people
And they work all day
Tired of the speeches and the way
That the reasons keep changin'
Just to make the words rhyme
And you know it's gettin' stronger
Can't make 'em run much longer
Turn to stone
Songwriters: Joseph Fidler Walsh / Terry N. Trabandt
Turn to Stone lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
