Story Behind The Song
John Prine cover song
Song Length |
4:23 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Folk - Country |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Shyness, Marriage |
Similar Artists |
Bonnie Raitt, Jewel |
Language |
English |
Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
I am an old woman
Named after my mother
my old man is another
Child grown old
if dreams were thunder
and lightening was desire
this old house would've burned down
a long time ago
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold onto
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
When I was a young girl
I had me a cowboy
wasn't much to look at
just a free rambling man
but that was a long time
and no matter how hard I try
The years they just flow by
like a broken down damn
repeat chorus
There's flies in the kitchen
I can hear them buzzin'
And I ain't done nothin'
Since I woke up today
How the hell can a person
Go to work in the morning
Come home in the evening
And have nothing to say
repeat chorus
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