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The Penguin Discography: He Was In Heaven Before He Died




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He Was In Heaven Before He Died
    Authors »
John Prine

    Year Written »
1975

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Date Performance 1975-00-00
Running Time 2:12
Performers John Prine (Vocals), John Prine (Acoustic Guitar), Steve Spear (Bass), James (K.) Brown (Pump Organ), Steve Goodman (Acoustic Guitar), Leo LeBlanc (Steel Guitar), Steve Goodman (Background Vocals)
Appears On
Common Sense (0000)
John Prine
Great Days: The John Prine Anthology (1993)
John Prine

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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 scavenger 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)

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Copyright (C) 1975 & Published by Sour Grapes Inc./Cotillion Music, Inc. BMI. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

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2007-02-13