John Prine
John Prine
John Prineis an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer since the early 1970s...
flag heaven
Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore.
wrote
I wrote it just to get my father's attention,
cowboy feeling freedom good hood noticed pigeon starts texas war
Have you ever noticed / When you're feeling really good / There's always a pigeon / That'll come shit on your hood / Or you're feeling your freedom / And the world's off your back / Some cowboy from Texas / Starts his own war in Iraq.
wheel
Sometimes a steering wheel is better than a guitar,
jesus matter no-matter-what
Now Jesus don't like killin'/No matter what the reason's for.
oatmeal down-and staring
Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down... and won.
religious jesus heaven
Now Jesus, he don't like killing, no matter what the reason is for, and your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore.
song morning real
I just tried to come up with some honest songs. What I was writing about was real plain stuff that I wasn't sure was going to be interesting to other people. But I guess it was...I've never had any discipline whatsoever. I just wait on a song like I was waiting for lightning to strike. And eventually-usually sometime around 3 in the morning-I'll have a good idea. By the time the sun comes up, hopefully, I'll have a decent song.
america odd songwriting
I'm fascinated by America...it's so odd.
heartache tvs ifs
If heartaches was commercials, we'd all be on TV.
writing leaving pieces
Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what’s not supposed to be there.
philosophy complaints bewildered
Bewildered, bewildered, you have no complaint. You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't.
philosophy men ordinary
The scientific nature of the ordinary man is to go out and do the best you can.
mistake long style
I guess if you keep making the same mistake long enough, it becomes your style.