John Prine Lyrics

'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose Darling, I can see the clouds around you And in your…
01 Illegal Smile When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad Seem…
1959 Cigarettes were a quarter then, bobby socks and jeans were…
A Good Time Time was once just a clock to me And life was…
A John Prine Christmas Pretty paper Pretty ribbons of blue. Man oh man, I just lov…
A Star A Jewel and a Hoax He's a star But he didn't get as far As those who…
Aimless Love He's just a small fry, a bit too gun shy To…
Ain I'm a walkin' down the street like Lucky Larue Got my…
All Night Blue You've got a life somewhere without me I've gone on without…
All the Best I wish you love And happiness I guess I wish You all…
All the Way With You Love gives Love takes It takes a lot of lucky breaks Lucky s…
Angel From Montgomery I am an old woman named after my mother My old…
Automobile February morning, my car won't start today I turned the key…



Aw Heck I could be as happy as a sardine in a…
Baby let You may go to college. You may go to school You might…
Baby Let's Play House You may go to college. You may go to school You might…
Baby Ruth Well it's sure good to see you But my how you've…
Back Street Affair You didn't know I wasn't free When you fell in love…
Bad Boy I been a bad boy I been long gone I been out…
Be My Friend Tonight I threw a party. Nobody came. I bought all the tickets.…
Bear Creek Blues Way up on Bear Creek, watching the sun go down Way…
Beautiful World Some of us spend hours In front of a friday night…
Big Fat Love It started out when she was small She was premature She wasn…
Billy The Bum Billy, the bum lived by the thumb And sang of the…
Blue Eyed Elaine Side by side we'll roll along, sweetheart you and I And…
Blue Umbrella Feelings are strange Especially when they come true And I ha…
Boundless Love I woke up this morning to a garbage truck Looks like…
Bruised Orange My heart's in the ice house come hill or come…
Caravan of Fools The dark and distant drumming The pounding of the hooves The…
Chinatown Well, the moon is yellow and the people are too They…
Christmas In Prison It was Christmas in prison And the food was real good We…
Clay Pigeons I'm goin' down to the Greyhound Station Gonna buy a ticket…
Clocks And Spoons Clocks and spoons and empty rooms It's raining out tonight …
Cold War The sun goes down and leaves me sad and blue Even…
Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard The last time that I saw her She was standing in…
Common Sense You can't live together, you can't live alone Considering th…
Crazy as a Loon Back before I was a movie star Straight off of the…
Crooked Piece of Time Things got rough Things got tough Things got harder than har…
Daddy You must be daddy's little pumpkin I can tell by the…
Day is Done Do you like me? Well I hope you do Cause if you…
Dear Abby Dear Abby, dear Abby My feet are too long My hair's falling…
Dear John When I woke up this morning There was a note upon…
Death of Floyd Collins Oh, come all ye young people and listen while I…
Diamonds in the Rough While walking out, one evening Not knowing where to go Just …
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age Don't be ashamed of your age Don't let the years get…
Donald & Lydia Small town, bright lights, Saturday night Pinballs and pool …
Down by the Side of the Road Her father was a failure, her mother was a comfort…
Everybody While out sailing on the ocean While out sailing on the…
Everybody Wants To Feel Like You I wake up to a clock that's ringing Birds are singing…
Everything Is Cool Everything is cool Everything's okay Why just before last Ch…
Falling in Love Again Falling in love again Never wanted to What am I to do? I…
Far From Me As the cafe was closing On a warm summer night And Cathy…
Fish and Whistle I been thinking lately About the people I meet The carwash o…
Flashback Blues While window shopping through the past I ran across a lookin…
Forbidden Jimmy Forbidden Jimmy Has got a mighty sore tooth From biting too …
Glory of True Love Oh, the glory of true love Is a wild and precious…
God Only Knows God only knows the price that you pay For the ones…
Grandpa was a Carpenter Oh, grandpa wore his suit to dinner Nearly every day No part…
Great Compromise I knew a girl who was almost a lady She had…
Great Rain Great rain great rain I thought I heard you call my…
Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues Sam Stone came home, To his wife and family After serving in…
He Forgot That it Was Sunday The motel lights were blinkin' On my chartreuse four door Li…
He Was in Heaven Before He Died There's a rainbow of babies Draped over the graveyard Where …
Hello In There We had an apartment in the city Me and Loretta liked…
How lucky One, two One, two, three Today I walked down the street I…
Humidity Build the Snowman Does he still think about her Why there was never really…
I Forgot to Remember to Forget I forgot to remember to forget her I can't seem to…
I Had a Dream I had a dream last night Last night I had a…
I Hate It When That Happens to Me Well, I once knew a man who was going insane He…
I Have Met My Love Today I have met my love today I have met my love…
I Just Want To Dance With You I don't want to be the kind to hesitate Be too…
I Know One When all your loves have ended When all your friends have…
I Love You Because I love you because you understand, dear Every single thing I…
I Love You So Much It Hurts I love you so much it hurts me Darling that's why…
I Remember Everything Alright I've been down this road before I remember every tr…
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Christmas toys all over the place Little Johnny wears a funn…
I Want To Be With You Always I lose my blues Only when I'm with you No one else…
I'm Tellin' You I'm tellin' you, you'd better change your ways I am tired…
If I Could If I could make my living going fishing Then I would…
If I Needed You If you were the woman and I was the man Would…
If She Were You Well, everytime I try to love another I never know exactly…
If You Don If you were the woman and I was the man Would…
If You Don't Want My Love If you don't want my love If you don't want my…
If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man If you were the woman and I was the man Would…
Illegal Smile When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad Seem…
In a Town This Size In a town this size, there's no place to hide Everywhere…
In Spite of Ourselves She don't like her eggs all runny She thinks crossin' her…
In the Garden I come to the garden alone While the dew is still…
Iron Ore Betty I'm going steady with iron ore betty And she's goin' steady…
It It's a cheating situation A stealing invitation To take what…
It's a Big Old Goofy World Up in the morning Work like a dog Is better than sitting Lik…
It's a Cheating Situation It's a cheating situation A stealing invitation To take what…
It's Happening to You Well it's the same old song Boy meets girl And girl meets…
Its a Big Old Goofy World Up in the morning Work like a dog Is better than sitting Lik…
Its Happening to You Well it's the same old song Boy meets girl And girl meets…
It’s a Big Old Goofy World Up in the morning Work like a dog Is better than sitting Lik…
Jesus The Missing Years Jesus, the missing years It was raining. It was cold West B…
Jet Set By a fountain back in Rome, I fell in love…
Just the Other Side of Nowhere I've come from just the other side of nowhere To this…
Just Waitin' The old maid's a waitin' for leap year to come The…
Just Wanna Be With You I got an airplane ticket And my shirt is stickin' out…
Killing the Blues Leaves were falling ..just like embers In colors red and gol…
Knockin' on Your Screen Door I ain't got nobody hangin' 'round my doorstep Ain't got no…
Kokomo "mmmmmmm" In a small fishing village Northeast of guam Sits …
Lake Marie We were standing Standing by peaceful waters Standing by pea…
Late John Garfield Blues Black faces pressed against the glass Where rain has pressed…
Leave the Lights On Feeling kind of bony On the telephoney Talking to Marconi Ea…
Let You may go to college. You may go to school You might…
Let's Invite Them Over I know why you're lonely And I know why you're blue You're…
Let's Talk Dirty In Hawaiian Well, I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket For…
Lets Invite Them Over I know why you're lonely And I know why you're blue You're…
Lets Talk Dirty In Hawaiian Well, I packed my bags and bought myself a ticket For…
Linda Goes To Mars I just found out yesterday that linda goes to mars Every…
Living in the Future (originally named "jumpin jehosaphat") Jehosaphat the mongr…
Lonesome Friends of Science The lonesome friends of science say "The world will end most…
Long Monday You and me Sittin' in the back my memory Like a honey…
Loose Talk So long we've been married Life's burdens we carried Though …
Loretta Loretta, she's a barroom girl, wears them sevens on her…
Love Love Love Oh, the glory of true love Is a wild and precious…
Lulu Walls One evening getting dark We first met at the park Just sitti…
Marie We were standing Standing by peaceful waters Standing by pea…
Maureen Maureen Maureen, Maureen, I shot a doctor last night on the airplane…
Me Myself And I Well, tonight I'll throw a party And I know who I'll…
Mexican Home It got so hot, last night, I swear You couldn't hardly…
Middle Man I was sitting in a diner With a girl named Flo She…
Milwaukee Here I Come I'm gonna get on that old turnpike and I'm gonna…
Morning Train I saw you all dolled up Singing a song in your…
My Darlin Far away over the sea There's a river that's calling to…
My Old Kentucky Home Goodnight Oh, the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home 'Tis…
My Own Best Friend I'm beginning to like you But, you know that ain't right 'Ca…
New Train Full blown silence in an empty room A former bride and…
Nine Pound Hammer This nine pound hammer Is a little too heavy Buddy for my…
No Name Girl I got a girl that ain't got no home She ain't…
No Ordinary Blue Last night Turned on the TV Looked out the window And then p…
Often Is a Word I Seldom Use I know that you're sad I know that you're lonely You lie…
Old Cape Cod "How old do you think I am?" he said I said,…
Old Dogs Children and Watermelon Wine How old do you think I am Well, I didn't know Man,…
Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The…
One Red Rose The rain came down on the tin roof Hardly a sound…
Only Love You may live alone and close your eyes Some folks do You…
Onomatopoeia Forty-five minutes Forty-five cents Sixty-five agents sittin…
Other Side of Town Why do you always seem to criticize me Seems like everything…
Out Of Love Barley malts and does eat oats and little girls are…
Paradise When I was a child my family would travel Down to…
People Puttin People who are sad - sometimes they wear a frown And…
Picture Show A young man from a small town With a very large…
Pistol Packin' Mama Lay that pistol down, babe, lay that pistol down Pistol pack…
Please Don Woke up this morning Put on my slippers Walked in the kitche…
Pretty Good I got a friend in Fremont He sells used cars, ya…
Quiet Man Strolling down the highway with my shoes in my hand I…
Quit Hollerin' at Me I don't want your big French Fry I don't want your…
Rocky Mountain Time Station was empty Trains were all gone I reached in my pocke…
Roses To Tears Darling, I can see the clouds around you And in your…
Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone The movie wasn't really doing so hot Said the new producer…
Saddle in the Rain I wish, I hope, I wonder Where you're at sometimes Is your…
Safety Joe Well, he never got too lonely And he never got too…
Saginaw Michigan was born in Saginaw Michigan I grew up in a house…
Saigon You got everything that a girl should grow I'm so afraid…
Sailin Sailin' around, sailin' around, sailin' around, I've been ou…
Sailin' Around Sailin' around, sailin' around, sailin' around, I've been o…
Saillin' Around Sailin' around, Sailin' around, Sailin' around, I've been ou…
Sam Stone Sam Stone came home To his wife and family After serving in…
Same Thing Happened to Me Moonlight shining on the back of my hand Cat fight rattlin'…
She Is My Everything She is my everything From her sun tanned shoulders Down to t…
Shop Talk I seen you in your pajamas Drinking coffee at the house…
Silent Night All Day Long There's a pine tree in a window in a house…
Silver Bells City Sidewalks, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style In…
Sins of Memphisto From the bells of St Mary To the Count of Monte…
Six O Wanda had a baby in nineteen fifty one The father was…
Sleepy Eyed Boy Where are the boot straps To lift myself up? Where is the…
Slow Boat To China Lets take a slow boat to china. leave from south…
So Sad We used to have good times together But now I feel…
Some Humans Ain [Repeat: x4] Mm Mm Some humans ain't human Some people ain'…
Some Humans Ain’t Human uuum-huuum ummm-huuum uuum-huuum ummm-huuum Some humans ain…
Somewhere Someone's Falling In Love Well, I got time on my hands and I got…
Sour Grapes I don't care if the sun don't shine But it better…
Souveniers All the snow has turned to water Christmas days have come…
Souvenirs All the snow has turned to water Christmas days have come…
Space Monkey Space monkey, space monkey What you doing out there? Why it'…
Spanish Pipedream She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol And…
Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness You come home late and you come home early You come…
Stick a Needle in My Eye I'm awfully tired of the same old business Kiss the babies,…
Storm Windows I can hear the wheels of the automobiles so far…
Storms Never Last Storms never last, do they baby? Bad times all pass with…
Summer's End Summer's end around the bend just flyin' The swimming suits …
Sweet Revenge I got kicked off of Noah's Ark I turn my cheek…
Take A Look At My Heart I seen my old lady's boyfriend. He don't look nothing like…
Take The Star Out Of The Window Robert was a sailor For the best years of his life His…
Taking a Walk A man came to our house I believe it was yesterday I…
That "I got glue on my string" "That's the way that the…
That Close to You Like a bolt of lightning, like a bolt of thunder Like…
That's How Every Empire Falls He caught a train from Alexandria Just a broken man in…
That's The Way That The World I know a man who's got a lot to lose A…
That's the Way That the World Goes 'Round "I got glue on my string" "That's the way that the…
That's the Way That the World Goes Round I know a man who's got a lot to lose A…
That's the Way the World Goes 'Round I know a guy that's got a lot to lose. He's…
That's The Way The World Goes Around "I got glue on my string" "That's the way that the…
The Accident Last night I saw an accident On the corner of Third…
The Blue Side of Lonesome I'm calling to tell you it's over Yes, darling you're now…
The Bottomless Lake Here's the story of a man and his family And a…
The Frying Pan I come home from work this evening There was a note…
The Great Compromise I knew a girl who was almost a lady She had…
The Hobo Song There was a time When lonely men would wander Through this l…
The Jet Set By a fountain back in Rome, I fell in love…
The Late John Garfield Blues Black faces pressed against the glass Where rain has pressed…
The Late John Garfiled Blues Black faces pressed against the glass Where rain has presse…
The Moon Is Down The moon is down All over town The forecast is gray Now that…
The Oldest Baby In The World She's got the mind of a child And a body peaking…
The Other Side Of Town Why do you always seem to criticize me Seems like everything…
The Sins of Memphisto From the bells of St Mary To the Count of Monte…
The Third of July It was the third of july on a cool cloudy…
The Torch Singer The night club was burning From the torch singer's song And …
There She Goes There's something about her You know, it's the way that she…
They Oh I get drunk most every night, seems like all…
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me If today the sun should set on all my hopes…
This Cold War With You The sun goes down and leaves me sad and blue Even…
This Guitar Is for Sale This guitar is for sale, I'll let her go cheap She's…
This Love is Real I can taste your lipstick in the wine I can feel…
Til A Tear Becomes A Rose Darling, I can see the clouds around you And in your…
Ubangi Stomp Well, I rocked over italy and I rocked over spain I…
Unlonely You make me unlonely I feel like the only Person in the…
Unwed Fathers In an Appalachian, Greyhound station She sits there waiting,…
Way Back Then Night is falling We're doing the things we do You are acti…
Way Down Way down Way down it must be I can't stop this misery It…
We Are the Lonely Down the hall upstairs from me There's a girl I swear…
We Could If anyone could find the joy That true love brings a…
We Must Have Been out of Our Minds We said our goodbyes long ago Never thinking we'd miss each…
Wedding Bells / Let's Turn Back the Years I got the invitation that you sent me You wanted me…
Wedding Bells/Let's Turn Back the Years I got the invitation that you sent me, You wanted me…
Wedding Day in Funeralville It's wedding day in Funeralville Your soup spoon's on your r…
When I Get to Heaven When I get to heaven, I'm gonna shake God's hand Thank…
When Two Worlds Collide Your world was so different from mine, don't you see And…
Where the Blue of the Night Why must I live in dreams Of the days I used…
Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out I take too much abuse from you That's all I ever…
Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You Oh, I get drunk most every night Seems like all we…
You Got Gold Is there ever enough space between us To keep us both…
You Mean So Much to Me A girl meets a guy A car passes by The moon shines…
You Never Can Tell It was a teenage wedding And the old folks wished 'em…
Your Flag Decal Won While digesting Reader's Digest In the back of a dirty book…