RIP John Prine!

I wish I'd met you sooner

when I was young and misunderstood

I'm a bit of a late bloomer

your words reached me when they could

driving from Sedona to here 

trapped in a Lexus I couldn't steer
I couldn't cry and I couldn't moan
I couldn't speak, my heart was stone
but your melodies kept me breathing
and believing
all those miles so many states home

I'd forget you and remember
always grateful for your cheer
We sang you one December
with our takeout and our beer
And that early September afternoon
along Superior's shore
a busker singing of paradise doom
welcomed my broken heart like never before

I'll miss you now and forever
like the words of all your songs
Grateful for our time together
you've been with me all along
For the songs you sang in me
and the range you took my voice
campsong singing beneath the apple trees
knowing every moment is a choice

I'll miss you now and forever
like the words of all your songs
Grateful for our time together
you've been with me all along