this is a song directed at her father loudon wainwright III and in my opinion it's her best by far. she really rips into him and you can just tell he deserves it. he left the family when she and brother rufus were really young and they have both written songs confronting him( rufus' is called dinner at eight).
One of the reasons I love this song so much, and why I find it so agonising, is due to the following lyrics:
One of the reasons I love this song so much, and why I find it so agonising, is due to the following lyrics:
When all I wanted was to be good,
To do everything in truth,
To do everything in truth
When all I wanted was to be good,
To do everything in truth,
To do everything in truth
They express what is seemingly such an unambitious desire. She doesn't ask for frivolous appraisal. She doesn't want to be the best. She just wants to be good enough. It is because it's such a simple desire, and that it has been disallowed her or that she has been made to feel less than good, that makes this song...
They express what is seemingly such an unambitious desire. She doesn't ask for frivolous appraisal. She doesn't want to be the best. She just wants to be good enough. It is because it's such a simple desire, and that it has been disallowed her or that she has been made to feel less than good, that makes this song so heartbreaking.
@badge The song is definitely about Loudon. He was once a client of main. He refused to pay a few invoices, so I sued him and won. It fits him perfectly.
@badge The song is definitely about Loudon. He was once a client of main. He refused to pay a few invoices, so I sued him and won. It fits him perfectly.
this is a song directed at her father loudon wainwright III and in my opinion it's her best by far. she really rips into him and you can just tell he deserves it. he left the family when she and brother rufus were really young and they have both written songs confronting him( rufus' is called dinner at eight).
One of the reasons I love this song so much, and why I find it so agonising, is due to the following lyrics:
One of the reasons I love this song so much, and why I find it so agonising, is due to the following lyrics:
When all I wanted was to be good, To do everything in truth, To do everything in truth
When all I wanted was to be good, To do everything in truth, To do everything in truth
They express what is seemingly such an unambitious desire. She doesn't ask for frivolous appraisal. She doesn't want to be the best. She just wants to be good enough. It is because it's such a simple desire, and that it has been disallowed her or that she has been made to feel less than good, that makes this song...
They express what is seemingly such an unambitious desire. She doesn't ask for frivolous appraisal. She doesn't want to be the best. She just wants to be good enough. It is because it's such a simple desire, and that it has been disallowed her or that she has been made to feel less than good, that makes this song so heartbreaking.
@badge The song is definitely about Loudon. He was once a client of main. He refused to pay a few invoices, so I sued him and won. It fits him perfectly.
@badge The song is definitely about Loudon. He was once a client of main. He refused to pay a few invoices, so I sued him and won. It fits him perfectly.