If I may babble a little bit in between all of these great posts. MAN, you guys and gals are GOOD! Good Stuff!!!
I WAS the guy GL sings about in "It's Worth Believ'n". I WAS the guy in "Ordinary Man".
"There's a breeze from the shore and the waves overlap."
"And as I wander through the cities and the towns, I get so lonesome knowing you could be around."
I don't want to sound negative but those two songs among others, were me. I guess I liked them so much because they really hit home.
I can really relate to the line "I would break the threads away, so I could bleed some more", because that is what I used to do with "It's Worth Believ'n". The song reminded me of my past love. It took me a few years to get over that love, but with GL's music and some help from my friend ("another empty bottle, and another story to tell") things worked out. It was many years ago but I still love those songs. That is all in the past now, (thank God) and I have been happily married since 1977.
Somebody mentions about being the "Painter". I don't think I could go through all the things (failed relationships, etc.)GL went through in his life. I believe he had to go through that to become the artist that he is. I really don't know if I would want that.
sorry for stretching this,
Wes
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