Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Bonnie Raitt
Vocals
David Lasley
Background Vocals
Lou Courtney
Background Vocals
Jeff Mironov
Guitar
Bob Babbitt
Electric Bass Guitar
Charlie Brown
Guitar
Leon Pendarvis
Keyboards
Steve Gadd
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Prine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Ragovoy
Producer
Blaise Castellano
Mixing Engineer
Bruce Tergesen
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I am an old woman, named after my mother
My old man is another child that's grown old
If dreams were thunder and lightning was desire
This old house would've burnt down a long time ago
[Verse 2]
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 3]
When I was a young girl, well, I had me a cowboy
He weren't much to look at, just a free rambling man
But that was a long time and no matter how I tried
Those years just flow by like a broken down dam
[Verse 4]
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
[Verse 5]
There's flies in the kitchen, I can hear 'em there buzzing
And I ain't done nothing since I woke up today
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in the evening and have nothing to say?
[Verse 6]
Make me an angel that flies from Montgomery
Make me a poster of an old rodeo
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go
Written by: John Prine