Why I love John Prine

I know he's not a great singer, but I love the lyrics he writes.  All of his songs either make me laugh, or make me cry.  This one hits the nail on the head and makes me smile every time I hear it.  Come on, you know we'd all be better off if we blew up our TV and threw away the paper.  And who doesn't love home-grown peaches?  

This entry is partly for my hard-of-hearing husband, who can never make out the words when he listens to John Prine singing.  Let's face it, the words here are the important thing!

SPANISH PIPE DREAM

She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol
And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal
Well, she pressed her chest against me
About the time the juke box broke
Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck
And these are the words she spoke

Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try an' find Jesus on your own

Well, I sat there at the table and I acted real naive
For I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve
Well, she danced around the bar room
And she did the hoochy-coo
Yeah, she sang her song all night long
Tellin' me what to do

Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try an' find Jesus on your own

Well, I was young and hungry
And about to leave that place
When just as I was leavin'
Well she looked me in the face

I said, "You must know the answer"
She said, "No but I'll give it a try"
And to this very day we've been livin' our way
Here is the reason why

We blew up our TV, threw away our paper
Went to the country, built us a home
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches
They all found Jesus on their own