Donald And Lydia
John PrineVersion1
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Small town, bright lights, Saturday night,
Pinballs and pool halls flashing their lights.
Making change behind the counter in a penny arcade
Sat the fat girl daughter of Virginia and Ray
Lydia hid her thoughts like a cat
Behind her small eyes sunk deep in her fat.
She read romance magazines up in her room
And felt just like Sunday on Saturday afternoon.
But dreaming just comes natural
Like the first breath from a baby,
Like sunshine feeding daisies,
Like the love hidden deep in your heart.
Bunk beds, shaved heads, Saturday night,
a warehouse of strangers with sixty watt lights.
Staring through the ceiling, just wanting to be
Lay one of too many, a young PFC.
There were spaces between Donald and whatever he said.
Strangers had forced him to live in his head.
He envisioned the details of romantic scenes
After midnight in the stillness of the barracks latrine.
(Repeat Chorus)
Hot love, cold love, no love at all.
A portrait of guilt is hung on the wall.
Nothing is wrong, nothing is right.
Donald and Lydia made love that night.
They made love in the mountains, they made love in the streams,
They made love in the valleys, they made love in their dreams.
But when they were finished there was nothing to say,
Cause mostly they made love from ten miles away.
(Repeat Chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for Donald And Lydia by John Prine
[C]Small town, bright lights, [F]Saturday [C]night, Pinballs and pool halls [D]flashing their [G]lights. Making [C]change behind the counter in a [F]penny [C]arcade Sat the fat girl daughter of [G]Virginia and [C]Ray [C]Lydia hid her [F]thoughts like a [C]cat Behind her small eyes sunk [D]deep in her [G]fat. She read [C]romance magazines [F]up in her [C]room And felt just like Sunday on [G]Saturday [C]afternoon. But [F]dreaming just comes [C]natural Like the [G]first breath from a [C]baby, Like [F]sunshine feeding [C]daisies, Like the [G]love hidden deep in your [C]heart. [C]Bunk beds, shaved heads, [F]Saturday [C]night, a warehouse of strangers with [D]sixty watt [G]lights. [C]Staring through the ceiling, just [F]wanting to [C]be Lay one of too many, a [G]young PF[C]C. [C]There were spaces between Donald and [F]whatever he [C]said. Strangers had forced him to [D]live in his [G]head. He en[C]visioned the details of [F]romantic [C]scenes After midnight in the stillness of the [G]barracks [C]latrine. (Repeat Chorus) [C]Hot love, cold love, [F]no love at [C]all. A portrait of guilt is [D]hung on the [G]wall. [C]Nothing is wrong, [F]nothing is [C]right. Donald and Lydia [G]made love that [C]night. They made [C]love in the mountains, they made [F]love in the [C]streams, They made love in the valleys, they made [D]love in their [G]dreams. But [C]when they were finished there was [F]nothing to [C]say, Cause mostly they made love from [G]ten miles [C]away. (Repeat Chorus)