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Story of an Artist (Daniel Johnston cover) Lyrics
listen up and i'll tell a story
about an artist growing old
some would try for fame and glory
others aren't so bold
and everyone in friends and family
sayin "hey go get a job
why do you only do that only
why are you so odd?
"and we dont really like what you do
we dont think anyone ever will
we think you have a problem
and this problem's made you ill"
the artist walks among the flowers
appreciating the sun
he's out there all his waking hours
oh and who's to say he's wrong
but the artist walks alone
and someone says behind his back
"he's got some gall to call himself that
he doesn't even know where he's at"
and they sit in front of their tv
sayin "hey isn't this a lot of fun"
and they laugh at the artist
saying "he don't know how to have fun"
listen up and i'll tell a story
about an artist growin old
some would try for fame and glory
others like to watch the world
about an artist growing old
some would try for fame and glory
others aren't so bold
sayin "hey go get a job
why do you only do that only
why are you so odd?
we dont think anyone ever will
we think you have a problem
and this problem's made you ill"
appreciating the sun
he's out there all his waking hours
oh and who's to say he's wrong
and someone says behind his back
"he's got some gall to call himself that
he doesn't even know where he's at"
sayin "hey isn't this a lot of fun"
and they laugh at the artist
saying "he don't know how to have fun"
about an artist growin old
some would try for fame and glory
others like to watch the world
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daniel johnston cover.. "we think you have a problem and this problem's made you ill". . extremely personal and honest..love it.
I like the cover and the original, but M. Ward's voice and guitar playing are better than Daniel's. There's another Daniel Johnston cover ("To Go Home") on his next album, Post-War.
Oh my gosh. This is amazing. I'm a HUGE Daniel Johnston fan and a friend of mine asked if I dug M. Ward. and directs me to his Myspace account. I instantly see "Story of An Artist" and click it to check if it's the same song. Lo and behold it was and I am now hooked on M. Ward. I suppose it was fate. :-)