Story Behind The Song
Love and doom under a bad blood moon, cars in the dark, and stars faraway, wino's visions and drunkard's doom, it's so much closer than you know and it'll be here soon... The Ballad of Lillian Rae... The Ballad Of Lillian Rae.
Song Description
Two hobo's are sharing one can of beans... and the beans last only half as long.
| Song Length |
5:04 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Moving |
Subject |
Lost Love, Numbness |
| Similar Artists |
Kris Kristofferson, Josh Ritter |
Language |
Spanish |
| Era |
1930 - 1939 |
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Lyrics
~ I Have Every Reason but the One Reason That I Need~
(The Ballad Of Lillian Rae)
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Well I've have every reason to be riding high,
Turned 2 dollars into 10 and then saw it multiply,
Well I've got every reason to be riding high,
And I've got every reason to be grinning ear to ear,
All the whiskey I can drink not to mention ice cold beer,
And there's a jukebox singing all those songs I've waited so long to hear,
But every time that record changes I have to wipe away another tear,
CHORUS:
Well I've got every reason,
'Cept the one that brings me grief,
Her name is Lillian Rae
Now may she rest in peace,
Well she's buried in them black hills,
Not them blue oceans of Kentucky,
Well her name is Lillian Rae
And she's the reason that I need,
Well I've got every reason to be standing tall,
Well I bet every dollar in my pocket - rolled them dice and won it all,
And I've got every reason to be standing tall,
But I've been broken for so long now that all I know is feeling small,
CHORUS:
Well I've got every reason,
'Cept the one that brings me grief,
Her name is Lillian Rae
Now may she rest in peace,
Well she's buried in them black hills,
Not them blue oceans of Kentucky,
Well her name is Lillian Rae
And she's the reason that I need,
Well I have every reason that a man should ever need,
To go on feeling good about this road and where it's bound to lead,
Now the sun is shining warm - the whiskey's pouring free,
Not a cloud a one - and still I'm feel no shortage of misery,
CHORUS:
Well I've got every reason,
'Cept the one that brings me grief,
Her name is Lillian Rae
Now may she rest in peace,
Well she's buried in them black hills,
Not them blue oceans of Kentucky,
Well her name is Lillian Rae
And she's the reason that I need,
Well her name was Lillian Rae,
And she's the only reason I need.
*© 9/18/2012
Copyrighted Rights, CCHCCC
All Lyrics and Music By: Nick Coleman / Crawford Hurst