"Spanish Pipe Dream" lyrics
(originally by John Prine)
She was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol
And I was just a soldier on the way to Montreal
Well, she pressed her chest against me about the time the jukebox broke
Yeah, she give me a peck on the back of my neck and these are the words she spoke
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus on your own
Well, I sat there at the table and I acted real naive
For I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve
Well, she danced around the bar room and she did the hoochy-coo
Yeah, she sang her song all night long, telling me what to do
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus on your own
Well, I was young and hungry and about to leave that place
When just as I was leaving, she looked me in the face
I said, "You must know the answer," she said, "No, but I'll give it a try"
And to this very day, we've been living our way and here is the reason why
We blew up our TV, threw away our paper
Went to the country, built us a home
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches
They all found Jesus on their own
And I was just a soldier on the way to Montreal
Well, she pressed her chest against me about the time the jukebox broke
Yeah, she give me a peck on the back of my neck and these are the words she spoke
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus on your own
Well, I sat there at the table and I acted real naive
For I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve
Well, she danced around the bar room and she did the hoochy-coo
Yeah, she sang her song all night long, telling me what to do
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus on your own
Well, I was young and hungry and about to leave that place
When just as I was leaving, she looked me in the face
I said, "You must know the answer," she said, "No, but I'll give it a try"
And to this very day, we've been living our way and here is the reason why
We blew up our TV, threw away our paper
Went to the country, built us a home
Had a lot of children, fed 'em on peaches
They all found Jesus on their own
Writer(s): John Prine, Jeffrey Bradford Kent
