Sweet Lorraine Lyrics

Lyric discussion by plamtreesintexas 

Cover art for Sweet Lorraine lyrics by Patty Griffin

I. love. this. song.

The lyrics, Patty's voice...everything about it is amazing. It always takes me a while to understand exactly what she's saying, which makes me love her songs even more. The lyrics have a lot of meaning.

The song seems pretty self explanatory, about a girl named Lorraine. The only thing I'm confused about is if Lorraine is related to Patty....

"Lorraine who spoke of paintings in Paris And outlandish things to her family just to scare us"

Unless she is just singing from another's perspective, which she seems to do a lot.