John Prine Lyrics
"The Late John Garfield Blues"

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verse 1
Black faces pressed against the glass
Where rain has pressed it's weight
Wind blown scarves in top down cars
All share one western trait

verse 2
Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks
From winos to dime-store Jews
Probably don't know they give me
These late John Garfield blues

verse 3
Midnight fell on Franklin Street
And the lamppost bulbs were broke
For the life of me, I could not see
But I heard a brand new joke

verse 4
Two men were standing upon a bridge
One jumped and screamed you lose
And just left the odd man holding
Those late John Garfield blues

verse 5
An old man sleeps with his conscience at night
Young kids sleep with their dreams
While the mentally ill sit perfectly still
And live through life's in-betweens

verse 6
I'm going away to the last resort
In a week or two, real soon
Where the fish don't bite but once a night
By the cold light of the moon

verse 7
The horses scream the nightmares dream
And the dead men all wear shoes
'Coz everybody's dancin'
Those late John Garfield blues
This song is from the album "Live On Tour" and "Souvenirs".