The Songs In My Head

Just when I thought I had become totally bored of all the songs (800+) on my mp3 player, I came across this nugget today: "Maybe You Heard" by Kris Kristofferson. This particular version was sung by Todd Snider, and I guess it slipped through because I had just downloaded Todd's new album and saw a couple of oddballs from him that I hadn't heard. This song was done as part of the album The Pilgrim: A Celebration Of Kris Kristofferson. What a freaking fantastic song. Just wow. I knew Kris had written alot of wonderful songs through the years, but I guess I just missed this one. It is now in permanent rotation. :) Maybe you've heard, your ole buddy's gone crazy Searching for words, too deep, sweet reason and rhyme Living alone, more and more and he's prone to be lazy Turning to stone, blasted and blind. Chorus: Don't turn away there, hey, goddamn you, he was your brother Turn on your father, sister, mother, brother He was your friend. Don't you condemn him, leave it to strangers You ought to know him, give him a hand, if you can But at least for Jesus Christ's sake, understand him. Maybe you've heard that they say that the lady's been changing Day after day, more than her mind Learning to play, where the part has her turning to strangers Going too far, line after line. Chorus: Don't turn away there - hey - goddamn you, you used to love her Turn on your father, sister, mother, mister She was your friend. Don't you condemn her, leave it to strangers You ought to know her, give her a hand, if you can But at least for Jesus Christ's sake, understand her.