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He was a long tall stranger from way down south where he'd left his life behind He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my pay each night Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar I kept his words of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar; And we Talked about the singers and the songs we loved and the songs we'd most forgot In that run-down bar they'd make last call and I'd never want to stop "'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams With my cowboy boots and my old six-string Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me" He'd played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free No fancy licks, but he had him a gift for the kind of songs he'd sing But you do what you can to be a satisfied man, just to have your peace of mind So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar and to share a drink or two And we sit swapping tales of where we've been and what we'd rather do There's a wealth of danger when you're talking to strangers, and I meet them all the time But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those eyes Well, maybe I'll quit when I got me a kid and a place to call my own But tonight there ain't nobody there waiting up for me at home It's a hell of a way to live from day to day not knowing where you're bound But the look in his eyes made me realize I was glad for the life I'd found 1958년 미국 New Jersey주Princeton에서 태어난 메리체핀... 영화 아름다운비행 O.S.T인 10000 Miles로 우리에게 알려짐. 아버지를따라서 일본에서 2년간 생활. 1987년 Hometown Girl 앨범을 발표하며 본격적인 가수의 길로 접어들었다. 원래 포크뮤직으로 시작한 그녀는 포크와 팝을 칸츄리에 잘 접목시켜서 다양한장르의 음악을 구사하는 싱거/송라이터 겸 기타리스트 그녀의 전성기는 1992~1995년. 그래미,컨트리음악협회,아카데미 컨트리부문을 다수 수상.
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