Townes Van Zandt

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

And when you're sitting there
In your silk upholstered chair
Talking to some rich folks that you know
Well, I hope you won't see me
In my ragged company
You know I could never be alone

Take me down, little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
Send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flower by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

And you're sitting back
In your rose pink Cadillac
Making bets on Kentucky Derby days
I'll be in my basement room
With a needle and a spoon
And another girl to take my pain away

Take me down, little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
Send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave

Take me down, little Susie, take me down
I know you think you're the queen of the underground
Send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won't forget to put roses on your grave
No, I won't forget to put roses on your grave

Singer-songwriter Steve Earle once said about Townes Van

Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan‘s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.

Earle later clarified his comment, but there is an element of truth to his praise. Like Bob Dylan, Van Zandt’s song are full of poetic imagery, literary allusions, and fictional folk heroes. But where Dylan channeled blues and gospel influences in his music, Van Zandt—a Texas native—kept his sound closely aligned to acoustic folk and country.

From the albums

Roadsongs (1994)
The Big Lebowski (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1998)
Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971 - 1972 (2013)

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