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lyrics

This morning I woke before the sunrise
I couldn’t sleep after finding out
Last night you had died
Tossing and turning from one side to the other

Poured myself a cup
Not a moment too soon
Got to see as the sunlight crept into the room
But this new dawn was a little darker than I remember

Hello Operator
I know it’s been a long time
Could you patch me through to god
And keep him on the line
I’ve got a friend
wanna make sure he made it alright
Down here, he goes by the name
John Prine

I can hear you breathing
All the way from the other side
I can hear all the songs you’ve been singing
From all of the us who won’t ever let them die

Whispering angel from Montgomery
Turns out living wasn’t such a hard way to go
How could we ever have known
When you were dying alone
When Montgomery’s angel had flown

This morning I woke
Before the sunrise
I couldn’t sleep after finding out
Last night you had died
Cut down in your prime
Put out to pasture

Josh wrote me
“Sam, what are we supposed to do now?”
All I thought to write back
Was “just make him proud”
Write songs in his name
And send him off
To the Happily ever after

Hello Operator
I know it’s been a long time
Could you patch me through to god
And keep him on the line
I’ve got a friend
wanna make sure he made it alright
Down here, he goes by the name
John Prine

Hello Operator
I know it’s been a long time
Could you patch me through to god
and have him send me a sign
I’ve got a friend
wanna make sure he made it alright
Down here, he goes by the name
John Prine

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from You Call This An Album, released May 27, 2022

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