John Prine died. I cried. I had never cried at the death of a celebrity before, but he was one of my Mom's favorites, and losing him so soon after her felt somehow significant. I grew up with his music on constant rotation. I can see myself standing in the living room of our farmhouse. The radio sat on a table made out of an old barn door that still had a working knob in the middle of it. Dear Abbys playing and I try to sing along, but I'm 5 and I have no idea what he's saying. My moms laughing from the kitchen at my rendition. Later that same year she took me to see him and Arlo Guthrie. It was my first concert. I remember being so excited to see the guy who wrote Dear Abby, thinking maybe I would find out who this Abby was and why she was so dear to him. Either way, I would get to see the real life guy who’s songs I danced to in my living room with my mama. He was a storyteller and as a child I was drawn to that. On the way to the show we were in a small...
Come with me, he said We will dance in the night Underneath all the stars With moon as our light Lie with me, he said Put your head on my chest You’re no longer alone You can finally rest Love me he said In the warmth of the dawn We will need no one else As the years carry on Trust me, he said Do you think I would lie? Do you think I’m that person? Look me straight in the eye I love you, he said I didn’t do what she claimed Why don’t you believe me? You should be so ashamed Fuck you, he said When I hit you, you cry? Why are you such a bitch! How I wish you would die Please don’t leave me, he said I won’t do it again I can’t live with out you This can’t be the end I’m sorry he said But you are to blame You made me hit you Why are you playing this game? Goodbye, I said Thank you for the years Tha...
She has a house on the hill And she lives there still Watching time go by When the sun goes down And there’s no one around She’ll sit alone and cry She’ll cry for the years And the leftover tears For the dreams she never won Like the love of one man And the touch of his hand When the moon meets the morning sun So if you see her there In her white porch chair Ask her to please stay strong She has a life to live And a lot to give And her love should be coming along Kate Lane 1985
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