In honor of the day, here are the lyrics (and link to the Jerry Jeff recording) of my new favorite song, celebrating a long and happy relationship, albeit with a few bumps in the road. Guy Clark said the picture he writes about was taken by a friend when his wife Susannah said "Fuck You" and walked out of a house where he and Townes Van Zandt were sitting around stinking drunk and disgusting. I guess I'm just a hopeless romantic at heart...
My Favorite Picture Of You
Guy Clark and Gordie Sampson
My favorite picture of you
is the one where you’re starin’ straight into the lens.
Just a Polaroid shot someone took on the spot;
no beginning, no end.
Just a moment in time you can’t have back.
You never left, but your bags were packed.
Just in case.
My favorite picture of you
is bent and it’s faded and it’s pinned to my wall.
Oh and you were so angry,
it’s hard to believe we were lovers at all.
My favorite picture of you
is the one where your wings are showin’.
Oh and your arms are crossed, your fists are clenched
Not gone, but goin’.
Oh a stand up angel who won’t back down
Nobody’s fool, nobody’s clown,
You were smarter than that.
My favorite picture of you
is the one where it hasn’t rained yet.
Oh and as I recall there came a winter squall, we got soakin’ wet.
Oh a thousand words in the blink of an eye.
The camera loves you and so do I.
“click”
My favorite picture of you
is the one where you’re starin’ straight into the lens.
Listen: http://kiwi6.com/file/8s74vqq2h3
Guy & Susannah, then and now:
My Favorite Picture Of You
Guy Clark and Gordie Sampson
My favorite picture of you
is the one where you’re starin’ straight into the lens.
Just a Polaroid shot someone took on the spot;
no beginning, no end.
Just a moment in time you can’t have back.
You never left, but your bags were packed.
Just in case.
My favorite picture of you
is bent and it’s faded and it’s pinned to my wall.
Oh and you were so angry,
it’s hard to believe we were lovers at all.
My favorite picture of you
is the one where your wings are showin’.
Oh and your arms are crossed, your fists are clenched
Not gone, but goin’.
Oh a stand up angel who won’t back down
Nobody’s fool, nobody’s clown,
You were smarter than that.
My favorite picture of you
is the one where it hasn’t rained yet.
Oh and as I recall there came a winter squall, we got soakin’ wet.
Oh a thousand words in the blink of an eye.
The camera loves you and so do I.
“click”
My favorite picture of you
is the one where you’re starin’ straight into the lens.
Listen: http://kiwi6.com/file/8s74vqq2h3
Guy & Susannah, then and now:
