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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No Lonesome Tune Lyrics
Townes Van Zandt
By townes van zandt
I aint gonna sing no lonesome tune
Ah, babe, Im a-commin soon
I cannot believe I stayed so long away
But a man must look around
And youre the sweetest thing Ive found
Your lost high rollers rollin home today
My daddy said to me
Son, its hard as you will see
To find someone upon whom to rely
In the kitchen mama sneezed
And he grinned big as you please
Said bless you and a tear come to his eye
I did decide that very day
That I would like to live that way
And now I know I just been wastin time
Its eith you that I should be
If you feel the same bout me
Im headed home along the straightest line