A Song For You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Sumflow 

Cover art for A Song For You lyrics by Gram Parsons

In the 22 seconds of The Story Behind "A Song for You"? Gram says, “A song for you is really a love song. Having to do with an area sort of like the one, he came from in the south, sort of a swamp area, and a somebody who can’t stick around to long. It’s ah, that’s putting it very simply.”

Composers bring to the surface music and lyrics to get the point across for deeper flowing ideas. Thoughts jump around like a wild goose. They wander all around dropping everywhere. They tremble and shake till every idea is loose. They roll the meadows and they roll your hills.

When you relax your mind, take it down to its floor. You won’t mind the people when they stare at you. You feel you are someone else during the trip but tomorrow you will still be pretty much the same.

Jesus built a ship to sing a song to. It sails the rivers and it sails the tides of your mind. Some of my friends don't know who they are. Some can't get a single thing to work inside.

You have loved who you are, but as you grow you see your self changing. All things must pass. I can see your sorrow, but your inner self your DNA knows a lot more than they have been teaching. Accept, but don’t be blinded by your light. So, for sure a "song for you," is really a love song. Having to do with an area sort of like your mind, where thoughts about who you are can’t stick around to long.

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