I first heard this powerful song in the mid eighties & I've come back to it regularly since then. It's rare that I can listen to it, or sing it, without crying. I played it to my girlfriend yesterday & was weeping by the end of the second verse. A morbid thought perhaps, but for a long time I've considered it top of a short list of songs I'd like performed at my funeral. That would of course involve identifying a friend who is able to sing it through without breaking down themselves . . .
I first heard this powerful song in the mid eighties & I've come back to it regularly since then. It's rare that I can listen to it, or sing it, without crying. I played it to my girlfriend yesterday & was weeping by the end of the second verse. A morbid thought perhaps, but for a long time I've considered it top of a short list of songs I'd like performed at my funeral. That would of course involve identifying a friend who is able to sing it through without breaking down themselves . . .