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John Prine live performance of Sam Stone from the Sessions at West 54th. Buy the full sessions here: • http://store.johnprine.net/collection... • Stay to Up Date with John Prine Releases, News, Merchandise: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_prine/... • Facebook: / johnprine • Twitter: / johnprinemusic • John Prine Store: https://store.johnprine.com/ • Mailing List: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/179438... • Subscribe to Oh Boy Records: / @ohboyrecords1981 • Oh Boy Records: https://www.ohboy.com • Facebook: / ohboyrecords • Instagram: / ohboyrecords • Twitter: / ohboyrecords • Lyrics: • Sam Stone came home, • To the wife and family • After serving in the conflict overseas. • And the time that he served, • Had shattered all his nerves, • And left a little shrapnel in his knees. • But the morhpine eased the pain, • And the grass grew round his brain, • And gave him all the confidence he lacked, • With a purple heart and a monkey on his back. • There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, • Jesus Christ died for nothin I suppose. • Little pitchers have big ears, • Don't stop to count the years, • Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. • Sam Stone's welcome home • Didn't last too long. • He went to work when he'd spent his last dime • And soon he took to stealing • When he got that empty feeling • For a hundred dollar habit without overtime. • And the gold roared through his veins • Like a thousand railroad trains, • And eased his mind in the hours that he chose, • While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes... • There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, • Jesus Christ died for nothin I suppose. • Little pitchers have big ears, • Don't stop to count the years, • Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. • Sam Stone was alone • When he popped his last balloon, • Climbing walls while sitting in a chair. • Well, he played his last request, • While the room smelled just like death, • With an overdose hovering in the air. • But life had lost it's fun, • There was nothing to be done, • But trade his house that he bought on the GI bill, • For a flag-draped casket on a local hero's hill. • There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, • Jesus Christ died for nothin I suppose. • Little pitchers have big ears, • Don't stop to count the years, • Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios.
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