John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois-died April 7, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee) was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.
The son of William Prine and Verna Hamm, his grandfather had played guitar with Merle Travis and he started playing guitar himself at 14 years old. He was a postman for 5 years and spent a couple of years in the army before starting his musical career in the Chicago area.
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[Verse] GCGC In a cold and grey town, a nurse say's 'L ay down' GDG 'This ain't no pla yground, and this ain't h ome' GCGC Someone's children, out having chi ldren GDG In a grey stone bu ilding, all al one (Repeat Chorus)
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GCGC On somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Grey hound GDG 'She bows her h ead down, hummin' lul labys GCGC ' Your daddy never, meant to hurt you e ver' GDG 'He just don't li ve here, but you've got his e yes' (Repeat Chorus)
[Outro] GDG Well, they run like wa ter, through a mountain str eam