A Nobody's Song

My uncle with a drifter's heart What he might lack in riches he made up in charm Had an old guitar he would play With a voice so fair sing your worries away A penny in a wishing well striking luck in the form of a real southern belle He died in the spring of 09 Left a broken belle and troubles behind Now he's gone, nothing but memories to keep me company And this song, telling the stories about a nobody That's somebody to me I still recall my grandpa John Old as bones, dry as sand and as hard as a stone Walked off in a winter storm With a jar of white lightning to keep himself warm Now he's gone, nothing but memories to keep me company And this song, telling the stories bout a few nobodies That's somebody to me I think about my sister dear Full of life, full of love, full of self hate and fear Made it to the age of 19 I fell apart at the words here lies Francine Now she's gone, nothing but memories to keep me company And this song, telling the stories bout a few nobodies That's somebody to me