The Randall Knife Lyrics

Lyric discussion by oliver1130 

Cover art for The Randall Knife lyrics by Guy Clark

"WW2"; "forged in hell"; "the knife was made for darker things"; "and only once did I ever see him misuse the blade"; "II need the things he's haunted".

I wonder if those could be a reference that the son suspected that his father had to do things in war he did not want to share with his family.

Great song - with a somber undertone - to me