John Prine

"Love and devotion, deep as any ocean don't play by anybody's rulesWith your carousel of horses and your unforeseen forces,you're running with the caravan of foolsCaravan of fools, caravan of foolsYou'…"

"I know a man who's got a lot to loseA pretty nice fella, kinda confusedGot muscles in his head that've never been used He thinks he owns half of this town He goes out drinkin' gets a big red noseBeats…"

"There's a girl in the white houseI don't even know her nameHer disheveled appearanceSpeaks volumes of shameIt's an embarrassing situationBut a situation just the sameThe way she walks on othersAnd nev…"

"Padlock the door and board the windowsPut the people in the street"It's just my job," he says "I'm sorry." And draws a check, goes home to eatBut at night he tells his woman"I know I hide behind the l…"

"It's a measure of treasure that gives me the pleasureOf loving you the way I doAnd you know I would gladly say I need your love badlyAnd bring these little things to you. Cause you got goldGold inside…"

"Kiss a little baby Give the world a smile If you take an inchGive 'em back a mileCause if you lie like a rugAnd you don't give a damnYou're never gonna beAs happy as a clamSo I'm sitting in a hotelTry…"

"On a dusty pew in a vestibuleSits the Devil playing pocket poolHe's waiting for the next poor foolWho forgot that it was Sunday"

"If by chance I should find myself at risk of falling from this jagged cliffI look below, and I look aboveI'm surrounded by your boundless love"