Ronnie Van Zant was one of a kind! From his late teens to his early 20’s, the lyrics he wrote (in his head, as he never wrote anything down, ever) to songs such as “Was I Right or Wrong”, “Wino”, “Lend a Helping Hand”, “Things Going On”, “Simple Man”, show he had amazing insight for such a young man. I love the part in the documentary “Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I leave here tomorrow”, where Ronnie Van Zant, talking about lyrics in “Freebird” while fishing, says “ain’t nobody free here, it’s all jive”.
Ronnie Van Zant was one of a kind! From his late teens to his early 20’s, the lyrics he wrote (in his head, as he never wrote anything down, ever) to songs such as “Was I Right or Wrong”, “Wino”, “Lend a Helping Hand”, “Things Going On”, “Simple Man”, show he had amazing insight for such a young man. I love the part in the documentary “Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I leave here tomorrow”, where Ronnie Van Zant, talking about lyrics in “Freebird” while fishing, says “ain’t nobody free here, it’s all jive”.