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Griff · 07-15-2003, 04:14 PM

While working on the shop today, I finally listened to a cd I had laying around by Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and Steve Earle. Its live, acoustic, and for some dental work charity? Ida know it lead to some weird story about pulling a gold tooth after loosing a hand of poker... except they pulled the wrong tooth. Anyway these three guys are (were) imho just about the best American song writers. A lot of gritty raw emotion/humor/male stupidity/understanding.

example:Valentine's Day
(Steve Earle)
I come to you with empty hands
I guess I just forgot again
I only got my love to send
On Valentine's Day
I ain't got a card to sign
Roses have been hard to find
I only hope that you'll be mine
On Valentine's Day
I know that I swore that I wouldn't forget
I wrote it all down: I lost it I guess
There's so much I want to say
But all the words just slip away

The way you love me every day
Is Valentine's Day

If I could I would deliver to you
Diamonds and gold; it's the least I can do
So if you'll take my IOU
I could make it up to you
Until then I hope my heart will do
For Valentine's Day

07-15-2003, 04:14 PM	#443
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	While working on the shop today, I finally listened to a cd I had laying around by Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and Steve Earle. Its live, acoustic, and for some dental work charity? Ida know it lead to some weird story about pulling a gold tooth after loosing a hand of poker... except they pulled the wrong tooth. Anyway these three guys are (were) imho just about the best American song writers. A lot of gritty raw emotion/humor/male stupidity/understanding. example:Valentine's Day (Steve Earle) I come to you with empty hands I guess I just forgot again I only got my love to send On Valentine's Day I ain't got a card to sign Roses have been hard to find I only hope that you'll be mine On Valentine's Day I know that I swore that I wouldn't forget I wrote it all down: I lost it I guess There's so much I want to say But all the words just slip away The way you love me every day Is Valentine's Day If I could I would deliver to you Diamonds and gold; it's the least I can do So if you'll take my IOU I could make it up to you Until then I hope my heart will do For Valentine's Day __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 07-15-2003 at 04:18 PM.