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- Posted: June 1, 2013Empty Table Blues
Credits/Backstory:
The Lonesome Sparrows. DickNeal, dobro, Johnny Java, bass, Johnny Memphis, guitar, and me, JV, vocal and guitar.
Recorded by DickNeal for our “Black Velvet Royalty” disc.
This song was written on assignment for a songwriting workshop. We studied an oil painting of a man seated at a table staring out a window. We all came up with different stories and songs.Listen/Download:
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Lyrics:
A long time ago my table was full
every suppertime
A long time ago she was here and she was mine
I couldn’t picture it then
though I had some clues
someday I’d be here alone
with the empty table blues
all alone with the empty table blues.A long time ago we were young
and we couldn’t wait
A long time ago she bought silk cloth and china plates
It’s been many a year
now those plates are cracked and bruised
many a year I’m sittin’ here
with the empty table blues
all alone with the empty table blues.Now I’m looking to the light from a deep, dark hole
I’m looking to the light to soothe my soul
I’m looking to the light for a band of angels
come down to carry me home.A long time ago she took my family
and went away
A long time ago I gave up trying every day
A long time ago I knew I had nothing more to lose
It’s been a long time
I’m sittin’ here with the empty table blues
all alone with the empty table blues.