well, a good friend of mine steve goodman wrote this song

[datasuspect]

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. and after hearing the last verse, I had to admit that he had finally

written the perfect country and western song. The last verse goes like this:

[SeattleGirl]

2. Well I was drunk

the day my ma
got out of prison

[datasuspect]

3. and i went to pick her up

[datasuspect]

4. and i went to pick her up

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. in the rain......

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. and I went to pick her up

[SeattleGirl]

7. but before I could get to the station in the pick up....truck

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. She got runned over....

[SeattleGirl]

11. by a damned ol' train!

[libnnc]

12. And I'll hang around as long as you will let me...

[Gormy Cuss]

8. Nice post, John Prine.

Steve Goodman was a good friend of yours?

I often wonder what songs he would have written in the last 20 odd years. He was so perceptive and talented.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. perhaps you have confused yourself

in your hurry to make a nice post. I believe you want to reference David Allan Coe ;)

[Gormy Cuss]

13. Welcome to my Ignore list.

;-)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. hey...who is that? Are you--

dead to me :D