Warren Zevon.
The first time I've listened to this song in 20 years and it's killing me.
In fact, the whole album is killing me.
My best friend Toby turned me onto him. He used to give me the Zevon albums for my birthdays knowing hat I was never gonna buy them myself. I never really took Zevon seriously, I mean I knew Zevon was a good songwriter, but he was no Leonard Cohen.
VERACRUZ.
My god, Toby was right. Zevon is one of the best songwriters of the Late 20th Century. How he ever got to record at all, I do not know (the answer is: Jackson Browne).
Zevon was not scared. And he wrote and sang about it. His lyrics are nothing but honest (or at least as honest as one can be about a headless Thompson gunner) and that's a rarity.
I am not jumping on the bandwagon of the "Oh he's dead, let's laud him" fucks.
Let's just say I have a new and profound appreciation for his work.
Thanks, Toby. Again.
This is Reby.
I have a profound appreciation for her too. I hope she gets home safely tonight from Chinatown...
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Painting is the frontrunner.
Mama, take this badge off of me
I can't use it anymore.
It's gettin' dark, too dark to see
And I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Knock, knock, knockin on heaven’s door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven's door
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore.
That long black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
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.......Sometimes when you're doing simple things around the house
Maybe you'll think of me and smile
You know I'm tied to you like the buttons on your blouse
Keep me in your heart for while
Hold me in your thoughts, take me to your dreams
Touch me as I fall into view
When the winter comes keep the fires lit
And I will be right next to you
Engine driver's headed north to Pleasant Stream
Keep me in your heart for while
These wheels keep turning but they're running out of steam
Keep me in your heart for while
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