John Prine (Maywood, Illinois, 10 de octubre de 1946) es un cantautor de country y folk estadounidense con un amplio éxito, tanto de crítica como de público, desde la década de 1970.
Sus padres fueron William Prine y Verna Hamm. Su abuelo había sido guitarrista de Merle Travis y Prine se inició como guitarrista a los catorce años. Durante cinco años trabajó como cartero, e hizo el servicio militar antes de comenzar su carrera musical en Chicago.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald and Lydia - John Prine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CFC Small town, bright lights, Saturday night, DG Pinballs and pool halls flashing their lights. CFC Making change behind the counter in a penny arcade GC Sat the fat girl daughter of Virginia and Ray
CFC Lydia hid her thoughts like a cat DG Behind her small eyes sunk deep in her fat. CFC She read romance magazines up in her room GC And felt just like Sunday on Saturday afternoon.
Chorus: FC But dreaming just comes natural GC Like the first breath from a baby, FC Like sunshine feeding daisies, GC Like the love hidden deep in your heart.
CFC Bunk beds, shaved heads, Saturday night, DG a warehouse of strangers with sixty watt lights. CFC Staring through the ceiling, just wanting to be GC Lay one of too many, a young PFC.
CFC There were spaces between Donald and whatever he said. DG Strangers had forced him to live in his head. CFC He envisioned the details of romantic scenes GC After midnight in the stillness of the barracks latrine.
(Repeat Chorus)
CFC Hot love, cold love, no love at all. DG A portrait of guilt is hung on the wall. CFC Nothing is wrong, nothing is right. GC Donald and Lydia made love that night.
CFC They made love in the mountains, they made love in the streams, DG They made love in the valleys, they made love in their dreams. CFC But when they were finished there was nothing to say, GC Cause mostly they made love from ten miles away.