Poncho's Lament, The Early Years vol 1, Tom Waits [230]
A second week with Amy and Helen sees everyone feeling that the work is slighter and possibly understanding why this track didn't make the jump onto a studio recording. Our guests discuss with Martin and Sam ideas of cliche and originality, the process of developing as a songwriter as well as some of the relationship politics that Gladys Knight navigates in her 1973 hit. website: songbysongpodcast.com twitter: @songbysongpod e-mail: songbysongpodcast@gmail.com Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include: Poncho's Lament, The Early Years vol 1, Tom Waits (1991) Midnight Train To Georgia, Imagination, Gladys Knight & The Pips (1973) We think your Song by Song experience will be enhanced by hearing, in full, the songs featured in the show, which you can get hold of from your favourite record shop or online platform. Please support artists by buying their music, or using services which guarantee artists a revenue - listen responsibly. Lyrics - Poncho's Lament Well the stairs sound so lonely without you and I ain't made my bed in a week Coffee stains on the paper I'm writing and I'm too choked up inside to speak And yes, I know that our differences pulled us apart we never spoke a word heart to heart And I'm glad that you're gone but I wish to the Lord that you'd come home And I'm glad that you're gone got the feeling so strong And I'm glad that you're gone but I wish to the Lord that you'd come home Well my guitar still plays your favorite song though the strings have been outta tune for some time Every time I strum a cord, I pray out to the Lord that you'll quit your honkey-tonkin' sing my song And I'm glad that you're gone got the feeling so strong And I'm glad that you're gone but I wish to the Lord that you'd come home So I'll throw another log onto the fire and I'll admit I'm a lousy liar As the coals die down and flicker I hear that guitar picker Play the song we used to sing so long ago And I'm glad that you're gone got the feeling so strong Yes, I'm glad that you're gone but I wish to the Lord that you'd come home And I'm glad, damn glad you're gone I got the feeling so strong Yes, I'm glad that you're gone but I wish to the Lord you'd come home