The assignment: As I’m sure most of you know, John Prine is hanging on by a thread right now. This week, in John’s honor, I want you all to spend an hour with John’s music. Read up on him, too, if you’re not as familiar as you ought to be. Read his Wiki entry, read some lyric sheets, and if you’re so inclined, read Eddie Huffman’s excellent bio, “John Prine: In Spite Of Himself.” There’s no requirement for your writing this week to reflect a Prine influence, but you’re encouraged to see if you can learn something and apply it.
lyrics
v1:
It's a beautiful day, but the plans we made
Have fallen apart, so we hesitate
To put 'em back together in any meaningful way
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The rain is falling, no that's not true
But it might as well from my point of view
I'll add some more to the list before this day is through
pre:
Wake up // Get out
Listen to the sound... the one that says you've got to...
ch:
Love who you are
Forget who you're not
'Cause sometime the sunshine is all we've got
v2:
So we wander away, but we should have known
Or we drag ourselves down, sink like a stone
But we know deep in our hearts we're not on our own
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You've got God on your side, that's what they've said
So you keep on searching for daily bread
Someday you won't feel like you're hanging by a thread
pre:
Wake up // Get out
Listen to the sound... the one that says you've got to...
ch:
Love who you are
Forget who you're not
'Cause sometime the sunshine is all we've got
-- some sort of solo --
pre:
Wake up // Get out
Listen to the sound... the one that says you've got to...
ch:
Love who you are
Forget who you're not
'Cause sometime the sunshine is all we've got
tag:
We're certain to fall
But it's not dark yet
And sometimes a new day is all we get
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