Loudon Wainwright blows my mind
More and more all of the time
I hope that one day or one night
I write as well as Wainwright writes
To put ones life ones family
On display for all to see
Albeit in poetic pros
Takes bravery to be so exposed
To lay ones sins out on the ground
Scrutinised by all around
Easily could go so wrong
To tell your stories in these songs
Songs of travel
Songs of home
Songs of being fine all alone
So it is easy to miss
What the real meaning is
Songs or famour
Songs of wealth
Songs of age and fading health
Songs of family
Songs of loss
Songs namedropping Dylan and the boss
When I play your songs at shows
I can see the ones who know
The people out there just like me
Ever loyal for eternity
And I always say this song's not mine
Loudon Wainwright who it's by
I'm pretty sure you wouldn't care
If I play the odd one here and there
And I only play your songs because
I just love them so damn' much
I just borrow that's no crime
And of course you're more than welcome
To borrow some of mine
Such elegant simplicity
From Red Guitar to song in C
The bar's been raised
The standard's set
And I haven't even come close to it yet
Such honest music should be praised
In such dark desolace days
So let's celebrate such gems as he
Oh every song every LP
See why he means so much to me
Get lost in the discography
Of LW3
Loudon Wainwright blows my mind
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