Way Down John Prine

[Chorus:] Way down Way down it must be I can't stop this misery It must be way down Spring is just a smile away Laughing at a summer day Turn around Look at fall Winter, hear my lonely

The Frying Pan John Prine

come home from work this evening There was a note in the frying pan It said fix your own supper babe I run off with the Fuller brush man [Chorus:] And I miss the way she used to yell at me

John Prine Low

I verified the mathand double-checked the syntaxI tried to heal your bodybut it just kept coming backyou never had a chanceI thought I was a poetI had so much to saybut now I want to see the bloodI...

The Bottomless Lake John Prine

We fell in a lake And I think we're all gonna drown We are falling down Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground Smoke 'em if you got 'em I'm so scared, I can hardly breathe I may never see my sweetheart

Illegal Smile John Prine

When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad Seem like total silence was the only friend I had Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won And it was twelve o'clock before I realized That

Please Don't Bury Me John Prine

When my soul Went thru the ceiling And on up into heaven I did ride When I got there they did say John, it happened this way You slipped upon the floor And hit your head And all the angels say Just before

Sweet Revenge John Prine

I got kicked off Noah's Ark I turn my cheek to unkind remarks there was two of everything but one of me and when the rains came tumbling down I held my breath and I stood my ground and I watched that ship

Angel From Montgomery John Prine

I am an old woman named after my mother My old man is another child that's grown old If dreams were lightning thunder was desire This old house would have burnt down a long time ago Chorus: Make me an

Unwed Fathers John Prine

In an Appalachian, Greyhound station She sits there waitin', in a family way "Goodbye brother, tell mom, I love her Tell all the others, I'll write someday" From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother Kept

Often Is A Word I Seldom Use John Prine

I know that you're sad I know that you're lonely you lie awake 'till way past when I want you to know that I'm leaving you only cause I might not get the chance again.

People Puttin' People Down John Prine

People who are sad - sometimes they wear a frown And people who are kings - sometimes they wear a crown But all the people who don't fit Get the only fun they get From people puttin' people down People

Paradise John Prine

When I was a child, my family would travel Down to western Kentucky where my parents were born. And there's a backwoods old town that's often remembered So many times that my memories are worn.

Clocks And Spoons John Prine

Clocks and spoons and empty rooms It's raining out tonight What a way to end a day By turnin' out the light Shoot the moon right between the eyes I'm sending most of me to sunny country side

Nine Pound Hammer John Prine

back Chorus: Roll on buddy Don't you roll so slow Well, tell me how can I roll When the wheels won't go Roll on buddy Pull you load of coal Tell me how can I pull When the wheels won't roll It's a long way

Somewhere Someone's Falling In Love John Prine

Well, I got time on my hands and I got you on my mind And the moon and the stars up above There's a warm summer breeze Blowing down through the trees And somewhere someone's falling in love Well, if this

Souvenirs John Prine

I can't forgive the way they robbed me of my childhood souvenirs. Memories, they can't be boughten. They can't be won at carnivals for free.

Slow Boat To China John Prine

Lets take a slow boat to china. leave from south carolina Lets take our time and go the long way On a junk boat to thailand with your hand in mine hand I sure hope we got something to say Well, this old

Rocky Mountain Time John Prine

The station was empty The trains were all gone I reached in my pocket And I wanted for dawn [Chorus:] The clock played drums And I hummed the sax And the wind whistled down The railroad

Linda Goes To Mars John Prine

I just found out yesterday that linda goes to mars Every time I sit and look at pictures of used cars She'll turn on her radio and sit down in her chair And look at me across the room, as if I wasn't there

Everybody John Prine

While out sailing on the ocean While out sailing on the sea I bumped into the Savior And He said pardon me I said "Jesus you look tired" He said "Jesus so do you, Sit down son 'Cause I got

The Torch Singer John Prine

She sang of the love that left her And of the woman that she'll never be Made me feel like the buck and a quarter That I paid 'em to listen and see I paid 'em to listen and see I was born down

Quiet Man John Prine

Strolling down the highway with my shoes in my hand I don't talk much I'm a quiet man Beauty and silence both run deep And running like crazy while you are alseep Chorus: You got news for me,I got nothing

Only Love John Prine

Comes true Nothing else, you see, there nothing else Only love, only love I have known a love within my heart One or two Where one love would end and one would start I never knew If love should come your way

Spanish Pipedream John Prine

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal Well she pressed her chest against me About the time the juke box broke Yeah, she gave me a peck on the

Love, Love, Love John Prine

When they'd walk down the sidewalk the street would shine With the kind of love no human heart can fake And they vowed to stay together till the end of time Like the couple that stands on top of the wedding

Grandpa Was A Carpenter John Prine

Oh, Grandpa wore his suit to dinner nearly every day No particular reason, he just dressed that way Brown neck tie, matching vest, both his wing tip shoes Built a closet on our back porch, put a penny

If She Were You John Prine

Well, everytime I try to love another I never know exactly what to do I'd like to tell her just how much I want her And I could find the way if she were you Her eyes may shine for me and not another, Her

Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You John Prine

Sometimes I feel like an awful fool Spendin' my life on an old bar stool And yes I guess they oughta name a drink after you [Incomprehensible] If this date were to be our last, I'd never sit down

The Late John Garfield Blues John Prine

Black faces pressed against the glass Where rain has pressed it's weight Wind blown scarves in top down cars All share one western trait Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks From winos to

Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard John Prine

Brown Turn the volume down I believe this evening's shot Repeat Chorus Can't you picture her next Thursday? Can you picture her at all?

The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) John Prine

It was a four way dilemma we all arrived the same time I yielded to the man to the right of me and he yielded it right back to mine well, the yield went around and around and around till Pamela finally

Mexican Home John Prine

step right up it's a matter of life or death the sun is going down and the moon is just holding its breath. CHORUS

Hello In There John Prine

We had an apartment in the city Me and Loretta liked living there And it'd been years since the kids had grown A life of their own, left us alone John and Linda live in Omaha And Joe is somewhere on the

Bad Boy John Prine

I got a way of Fallin' in love With angels that don't shove You into thinkin' that you are committing a sin I've been a bad boy again.

Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian John Prine

Well, I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket For the land of the tall palm tree Aloha Old Milwaukee, Hello Waikiki I just stepped down from the airplane When I heard her say, "Waka waka nuka licka

My Own Best Friend John Prine

the difference apart But I've done it before and I'd do it again 'Cause it's the only time That makes me feel like I'm My own best friend So many people say, it will never work out that way

That Close To You John Prine

Like a bolt of lightning, like a bolt of thunder Like a cloudy day, down at the zoo Like a drowning man that will never go under That close to you, yeah, that close to you In the middle of the

He Was In Heaven Before He Died John Prine

Knowing he was in Heaven Before he died Now a harbor's on fire With the dreams and desires Of a thousand young poets Who failed 'cause they tried For a rhyme without reason Floats down

Middle Man John Prine

She was engaged to a fellow On the lay a way plan But she carried all her money In a coffee can She said,?Darling, can I get a middle man??

The Great Compromise John Prine

Little girl, who was almost a lady She had a way with all the men in her life Every inch of her blossoming beauty She was born on the Fourth of July Well, she lived in an aluminum house trailer And she

Saddle In The Rain John Prine

Trying to recall Some long lost kind of peace of mind Peace of mind Try spending the night sometime All alone in a frozen room Afterneath you've lain Your Saddle in the rain I dreamed they locked God up Down

Billy The Bum John Prine

Laughs nickels on Saturday night And your bullets, they can't harm him Nor your knives tear him apart Humiliation killed him God bless his little heart Now he lived all alone in a run down

Dear Abby John Prine

G C G Dear Abby, Dear Abby; My feet are too long, D My hair's falling out and my rights are all wrong. G C G My friends they all tell me I've no friends at all, D G Won't you write me a letter, won...

Donald And Lydia John Prine

C F C Small town, bright lights, Saturday night, C D G Pool halls and pinballs are flashing their lights. C F C Making change behind the counter in a penny arcade C G C Sat the fat girl daughter of...

Take The Star Out Of The Window John Prine

Robert was a sailor For the best years of his life His captain was his mother And the ocean was his wife Only fresh out of the cradle Life's one and only spring He was sworn to do his duty And got ...

Sour Grapes John Prine

I don't care if the sun don't shine But it better or people will wonder No matter if it never quits rainin' Except the kids are afraid of the thunder Say sour grapes You can laugh and stare ...

Diamonds In The Rough John Prine

While walking out, one evening, Not knowing where to go Just to pass the time away Before we held our show I heard a little mission band Playing with all their might I gave my soul to Jesus ...

Wedding Day In Funeralville John Prine

It's wedding day in Funeralville Your soup spoon's on your right The King and Queen will alternate With the refrigerator light They'll be boxing on the TV show The colored kids will sing Ho...

Forbidden Jimmy John Prine

Forbidden Jimmy Has got a mighty sore tooth From biting too many dimes In a telephone booth He's got half of his bootlace Tied to the dial Thank you operator For getting Jimmy to smile "C...

Christmas In Prison John Prine

It was Christmas in prisonand the food was real goodwe had turkey and pistolscarved out of woodand I dream of her alwayseven when I don't dreamher name's on my tongueand her blood's in my stream.CH...