Richard Thompson

Easy There, Steady Now

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Jackknife with a precious load
Spills it's guts all over the road
Excuse me, I had to smile
Lost my grip too for a while
Easy there, steady now
Easy there, steady now
She didn't have the decency
To sweep away what's left of me
I don't have the presence of mind
To walk along in a straight line
Easy there, steady now
I call your name
I call it loud
I see your face
In every crowd
Nosebleed down the bathroom wall
Leaves a pool down in the stall
I wonder where you are tonight
Red dress, skin so white
Easy there, steady now
3 AM an empty town
Doctor Martens echo down
Old man Heartbreak follows you
Corruption's shadow swallows you
Easy there, steady now
Jackknife with a precious load
Spills it's guts all over the road
Excuse me, I had to smile
Lost my grip too for awhile
Easy there, steady now

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mellow_harsher On Dec 14, 2018

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by DrGregC

2y ago

In his autobiography Richard describes a terrible accident that occurred in 1969 as their van crashed into a pole on their way home from a gig killing his American girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn, and Fairport Convention drummer, Martin Lamble. After reading his description of the scene, I can't imagine a more obvious source for "Easy There, Steady Now".

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