Lyrics Sam Stone - Live - John Prine
Sam
stone
came
home,
To
the
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
knees.
But
the
morhpine
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.
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.
Sam
stone's
welcome
home
Didn't
last
too
long.
He
went
to
work
when
he'd
spent
his
last
dime
And
soon
he
took
to
stealing
When
he
got
that
empty
feeling
For
a
hundred
dollar
habit
without
overtime.
And
the
gold
roared
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...
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.
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
it's
fun,
There
was
nothing
to
be
done,
But
trade
his
house
that
he
bought
on
the
gi
bill,
For
a
flag-draped
casket
on
a
local
hero's
hill.
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.
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