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Sam Stone is a track by John Prine, taken from the album “John Prine”, released December 27, 1977 on Atlantic Records. It runs 4:16. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Illegal Smile, Spanish Pipedream, Hello in There. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Sam Stone
- Artist
- John Prine
- Release
- John Prine
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 4:16
- Release date
- December 27, 1977
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songSam 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 ******** 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 nothing 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 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 wearing other peoples' clothes
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
Jesus Christ died for nothing 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 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
There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes
Jesus Christ died for nothing 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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