John Prine - He Was In Heaven Before He Died Cover video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/12/30

There's a rainbow of babies

Draped over the graveyard

Where all the dead sailors

Wait for their brides

And the cold bitter snow

Has strangled each grassblade

Where the salt from their tears

Washed out with the tide

Chorus

And I smiled on the Wabash

The last time I passed it

Yes I gave her a wink

From the passenger side

And my foot fell asleep

As I swallowed my candy

Knowing he was in heaven

Before he died

Now the harbor's on fire

With the dreams and desires

Of a thousand young poets

Who failed 'cause they tried

For a rhyme without reason

Floats down to the bottom

Where the scavengers eat 'em

And wash in with the tide

Repeat Chorus

The sun can play tricks

With your eyes on the highway

The moon can lay sideways

Till the ocean stands still

But a person can't tell

His best friend he loves him

Till time has stopped breathing

You're alone on the hill

Repeat Chorus

Comments

9 years ago

Phanatic1a

Who's actually performing this? Someone really needs to post the Jeffrey Foucault cover. 

10 years ago

peter reimer

Hey guys, if you like this, have a closer look at the CD "Shoot The Moon Right Between The Eyes" by Jeffrey Foucault. There you get one of the best John-Prine-Covers ever. Wonderful CD.

11 years ago

TidewaterJoe

dannoozy, my understanding has always been that prine wrote this for his is great friend steve goodman, who died of cancer, leukemia, I think.

11 years ago

Lucas meidlinger

You really did justice to this great song. You have an amazing voice and an obvious good choice in music!

11 years ago

Larry Harris

Will somebody plaease post the original John Prine version of this song ?

11 years ago

dannooozy

very good job on this wonderful tune that prine wrote about his father.

12 years ago

donald macleod

Who's singing this

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