Lyrics The Sad Story of Sam Stone - Golden Earring
Sam
Stone
©John
Prine
Sam
Stone
came
home,
To
his
wife
and
family
After
serving
in
the
conflict
overseas.
And
the
time
that
he
served,
Had
shattered
all
his
nerves,
And
left
a
little
shrapnel
in
his
knee.
But
the
morphine
eased
the
pain,
And
the
grass
grew
round
his
brain,
And
gave
him
all
the
confidence
he
lacked,
With
a
Purple
Heart
and
a
monkey
on
his
back.
Chorus:
There's
a
hole
in
daddy's
arm
where
all
the
money
goes,
Jesus
Christ
died
for
nothin'
I
suppose.
Little
pitchers
have
big
ears,
Don't
stop
to
count
the
years,
Sweet
songs
never
last
too
long
on
broken
radios.
Mmm...
Sam
Stone's
welcome
home
Didn't
last
too
long.
He
went
to
work
when
he'd
spent
his
last
dime
And
Sammy
took
to
stealing
When
he
got
that
empty
feeling
For
a
hundred
dollar
habit
without
overtime.
And
the
gold
rolled
through
his
veins
Like
a
thousand
railroad
trains,
And
eased
his
mind
in
the
hours
that
he
chose,
While
the
kids
ran
around
wearin'
other
peoples'
clothes...
Repeat
Chorus:
Sam
Stone
was
alone
When
he
popped
his
last
balloon
Climbing
walls
while
sitting
in
a
chair
Well,
he
played
his
last
request
While
the
room
smelled
just
like
death
With
an
overdose
hovering
in
the
air
But
life
had
lost
its
fun
And
there
was
nothing
to
be
done
But
trade
his
house
that
he
bought
on
the
G.
I.
Bill
For
a
flag
draped
casket
on
a
local
heroes'
hill.
1 Judy
2 My Baby Ruby
3 Hurry, Hurry, Hurry
4 Pam Pam Poope Poope Loux
5 Angelina
6 Song of a Devil's Servant
7 Songs on a Devil's Servant
8 Backbiting Baby
9 Time Is a Book
10 Remember My Friend
11 High in the Sky
12 The Sad Story of Sam Stone
13 Just a Little Bit of Peace In My Heart
14 Just A Little Bit Of Peace In My Heart
15 Murdock 9-6182
16 Murdock 9-6182
17 Goodbye Mama
18 I'm A Runnin'
19 I Sing My Song
20 Mitch Mover
21 God Bless the Day
22 The Grand Piano
23 Songs On a Devil's Servant
24 Angelina
25 Pam Pam Poope Poope Loux
26 Hurry, Hurry, Hurry
27 My Baby Ruby
28 Judy
29 Goodbye Mama
30 The Sad Story of Sam Stone
31 High In the Sky
32 Remember My Friend
33 Time Is a Book
34 Backbiting Baby
35 I'm a Runnin'
36 I Sing My Song
37 Mitch Mover
38 God Bless the Day
39 The Grand Piano
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