John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois) is 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. He emerged in 1971 with a highly acclaimed debut album titled John Prine. He and friend Steve Goodman (another folk singer/songwriter) had been minor stars in the Chicago folk scene before being "discovered" by Kris Kristofferson.
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Blue Umbrella Lyrics
John Prine
Feelings are strange
Especially when they come true
And I had a feeling
Youd be leaving soon
So I tried to rearrange
All my emotions
But it seems the same
No matter what I do.
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Blue umbrella
Rest upon my shoulder
Hide the pain
While the rain
Makes up my mind
Well, my feet are wet
From thinking this thing over
And its been so long
Since I felt the warm sunshine
Just give me one good reason
And I promise I wont ask you any more
Just give me one extra season
So I can figure out the other four.
Day time
Makes me wonder why you left me
Night time
Makes me wonder what I said
Next time
Are the words Id like to plan on
But, last time
Was the only thing you said.
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