JOHN PRINE SONG

I heard that he left town On the Paradise train He rode in the mail car Through a hard driving rain His condition was dire The situation was grave Down by the Green River he smiled And he gave her a wave I remember the songs he wrote How could anyone forget? And the gracious way he treated Everyone he ever met And I looked at that letter He sent me long ago He said it's really simple Here's all you need to know When you go out to dinner Just skip the Hors d'oeuvres Order the meatloaf And save room for dessert 'Cause meat and potatoes Are all a man really needs Give your hunny all the carrots And tell her they're from me There's two kinds of people Wherever you go The ones who say yes to love And the ones who say no You can holler and scream all day You can beg, plead and cry But you ain't gonna change them So why even try When the voice in your head says Start acting your age Just set down that old guitar And go dancing offstage Then they'll smile as you dance away And they'll holler out loud As even the alley cat At the stage door meows Then they'll smile as you dance away And they'll holler out loud As even the alley cat At the stage door goes wild