Townes Van Zandt(1944-1997) was a singer-songwriter, born in Texasto a life on the road. Van Zandt was master of the small, intimate folkperformance, such as the July 1973 show that became Live At The Old Quarter Houston, Texas, the double album on Tomato Records. As the Austin Chroniclewrites of the re-released CD, "Alone with a guitar, he hushes the crowd with his visionary tunes that are by turns haunting and eccentric, yet filled with beauty and dark shadows." Despite chronic battles with alcoholism and depression, his songwriting displayed a sense of humour and introspection, truth and beauty. Many artists cite Townes' influence on their music, with covers of his songs recorded by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, Jeffrey Foucault, Cowboy Junkies, The Be Good Tanyasand others. His son John T.
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Townes Van Zandt
By townes van zandt
Why does she sing
Her sad songs for me,
Im not the one
To tenderly bring
Her soft sympathy
Ive just begun
To see my way clear
And its plain,
If I stop I will fall
I can lay down a tear
For her pain,
Just a tear and thats all.
What does she want me to do?
She says that she knows
That moments are rare
I suppose that its true
Then on she goes
To say I dont care,
And she knows
That I do
Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song
And who do I think that I am to decide that shes wrong.
Shed like to think that Im cruel,
But she knows thats a lie
For I would be
No more than a tool
If I allowed her to cry
All over me.
Oh my sorrow is real
Even though
I cant change my plan
If she could see how I feel
Then I know
That shed understand
Oh does she actually think Im to blame?
Does she really believe
That some word of mine
Can relieve
All her pain?
Cant she see that she grieves
Just because shes been blindly deceived
By her shame?
Nothins what it seems,
Maybe shell start someday
To realize
If she abandons her dreams,
Then all the words she can say
Are only lies
When will she see
That to gain
Is only to lose?
All that she offers me
Are her chains,
I got to refuse
Oh but its only to herself that shes lied
She likes to pretend
Its something that she must defend,
With her pride
And I dont intend
To stand her and be the friend
From whom she must hide