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 rights
To put one's life, one's family
On display for all to see
Albeit in poetic prose
It takes bravery to be so exposed
To lay one's 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 witty it's easy to miss
What the real meaning is
Songs of fame and songs of wealth
Songs of age and fading health
Songs of family, songs of loss
Songs name dropping 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
The ever loyal fraternity
And I always say, "This song's not mine,
Loudon Wainwright's who it's by"
And 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 set
And I haven't even come close to it yet
Such honest music should be praised
In such dark dishonest days
So let's celebrate such gems as he
Oh every song, every LP
Get lost in the discography
Of LW3
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