John Prine - All The Best Lyrics

An American treasure most Americans are too stupid see right in front of them...

One of my favorite Prine lines ever: "I guess that love is like a Christmas card / You decorate a tree, you throw it in the yard". Such a great metaphor for a failed relationship, family. This is the best written song ever about a failed marriage.

John Lennon on slide guitar everybody!

Prine is tbs best,we are in UPSTATE NY...LOVE YOU !!! 👍👍👍🎈🎈🎈🌈🌈🌈

We Love You ! ❤❤❤❤❤

My Special John !

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Truth, in such a way that no one can tell, in a song. Love JP.

My story but i didnot have the talent to tell it in any way like john did

This song gets stuck in my head every once in a while and I haven't even heard it in some time. I find it's best to play a good earworm a few times if for nothing but to hear the right lyrics in my head. Anyone with me?

Love his singing, wow

Celebrating my 58 bd 2day, John is the best, ty4 upload, subbed

WE Love You,John !!!

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He writes for the human condition

We saw him in concert. He said his ex wife asked him to sing at her wedding so he wrote this song and sang it there.

Congratulations to you Mr. Prine, on your HOF induction! You deserve it!

Prine fan since 1971, a welcome accident (exposure to that first album). I had just returned to the "World" after my second tour in SE Asia. John's lyrics helped me and still are.

THANK YOU, John Prine... I HOPE I DIDN’T MAKE A MESS OF THINGS... please forgive me if I did...

I am mad at myself for somehow not discovering John until I was 30 years old. 35 now and going to see him this fall. CANNOT wait.

Jordan Miller, you are lucky, I'm 56 and only discovered John about four months ago.

I waited until I was 51. Imagine how I feel, and I'm tminerally ill with luekemia, and now I have to go??? Semper Fidelis, Captain T, U.S.M.C.

@havingfun1968 check out the Hippocrates Health Institue. Be well!

First I’ve ever heard of this man. Songwriting and lyrics are so good.

Listen to the first album, simply called John Prine.  A true classic.

Years ago, I got a divorce for Christmas. Well, more precisely, I came home at Thanksgiving and she told me she didn't love me anymore. When I came home for Christmas, I got served with papers the day after Christmas. It took a few years for everything to get settled; a few million seconds out of my life that I'll never get back, not that I'd want them from what I can remember of them, but eventually I was able to move on and have something like a human being start to grow in the burned-out shell that used to be me. They say that carrying a grudge against someone is like taking poison hoping they'll die. Over time, I realized the best thing I ever did was forgive her and get on with my life. All these years later, we don't ever see each other thanks to geography, but we talk occasionally over some matter regarding our daughter, and I would not be lying to say that we get along pretty well, all things considered. I used to love her, then I hated her, but now, I just like her. So maybe the experience was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I just don't ever want it to happen again.

I heard his brother played drums for Motorhead.

Steve T kidding me? Realy?

@J A Z Z P E R I was just joking,they do look similar though.

So beautiful!

Anyone know if that is a young Larry Campbell playing acoustic guitar singing backup? He’s got a similar thing going with his right hand.

Players are ID'd int the description. Larry Campbell isn't listed.

Not sure why I forgot to look there. It’s Duane Jarvis. He passed away several years ago.

No, you are simple in your taste. Enjoy. We do not agree, that is that.

Whiny voice, simplistic lyrics, repetitious "music", semi country for pseudo intellectuals. Country hipsters. In a word blase'.

In a 2 words - you're clueless.

Hes always had such good chemistry with the audiences he has blessed

Kenny Juto agree.. lovely stories

Prine in his Prime.

The REAL story teller! Such a beautiful song.

Gawd, but I love John Prine. An American treasure.

Colerain Fan That most Americans are to stupid and shallow To appreciate

The dude playing slide kinda looks like McMurtry.

This is great!

What a pleasure seeing this great performance. Thanks for the post.

Beautiful

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Was fortunate enough to see John a few times in Glasgow, one being a double act with Iris De Ment........ Amazing live act, amazing songwriter...... Thank you for the ''magic'' John.

A long time favorite.

That guitar he is playing is either very old and has had the neck reset or it was broken. Either way that’s badass.

Right on both ...

I wish you love - and happiness
I guess I wish - you all the best
I wish you don't - do like I do
And never fall in love with someone like you
Cause if you fell - just like I did
You'd probably walk around the block like a little kid
But kids don't know - they can only guess
How hard it is - to wish you happiness

I guess that love - is like a Christmas card
You decorate a tree - you throw it in the yard
It decays and dies - and the snowmen melt
Well, I once knew love - I knew how love felt
Yeah I knew love - love knew me
And when I walked - love walked with me
And I got no hate - and I got no pride
Well, I got so much love that I cannot hide
Yeah, I got so much love that I cannot hide

Say you drive a Chevy - say you drive a Ford
Say you drive around the town 'till you just get bored
Then you change you mind - for something else to do
And your heart gets bored with your mind and it changes you
Well it's a doggone shame - and it's an awful mess
I wish you love - I wish you happiness
I wish you love - I wish you happiness
I guess I wish - you all the best

John Prine. The true legend,poet song writer and all round wonderful performer. Thanks for the great upload. Regards Frank.

Nobody does lyrics better than John Prine my LOVE~

John Prine is a mirror reflection of the greatest singers / songwriters of our past generation , His songs will live for ever in the hearts of humankind . John Prime is truly one of my favorites!

Is that Larry Campbell on guitar?

Either Phil Parlapiano or Duane Jarvis

This is one of my fav of john prine he really shines on this one you can hear it in his voice. So much love you cannot hide.

"Probably walk around the block like a little kid.". Whoa can John put you right in the feeling! 💓

That slide part is just gorgeous.

You played daddy's little pumpkin in Duluth while I danced by the door. You've caused countless memories for so many. Souls.

We love your music John
Thank you to infinity

John Prine is an American treasure

I agree with Andy below me. A song of this nature simply did not exist before John wrote and sang this human emotion from the deepest of the human condition. You know it's real when the first time you hear it, one is in tears.

Bill Bonk

John hits me deep down every time.

Nice song. And for the record I am a woman! BUT seriously, true words and lovely tune.💕😢

I didn't realize this was a John Prine song, I thought Zac Brown was the original performer. I though it was an especially beautiful, poetic song, and now I know why!

Check out Blaze Foley if you don't already know him.

Zac Brown doesn't have enough brains to even be able to tie John Prine's shoes.

Zac Brown is an amazing song writer. Listen to some of his music you goofball.

@Tim Nichols you amaze easily then.

@jjthesavage Mr Foley is dam right good tunes nothing like a good armadillo ?

Back in 1999 I left my wife and started divorce proceedings. I saw John in concert only a couple of weeks after leaving. This son sure hit home....

I can only assume the people who down voted this hit the wrong button.

You'd think.

THEY MEANT TO SAY, DIS I LIKE!

oldnsad White boys who think rap is music

I am in love with his band too

The whole missing yrs l.p. fantastic.

This is at least as good as Paradise.. love the fingerpicking, whole new sound..

In it's simplicity one of the best songs ever written...

Marco van den Berg Helemaal mee eens. Lovely song.

John Prine i could use a friend like you,, Your onsite on the human experience....... amazes me

SO MANY 2 CHOOSE FROM, BUT I AGREE

After 40 years I still get excited when I see a picker still using Vox Amps.

Wow, great song!

You don't know 'em till you marry  'em.

Sometimes not even then ... it took a while, but one day I thought "who are you, and what did you do with my wife ?"

Handfill

I got so much love that I cannot hide ❤❤❤

Just WOW.

love the song and the train story

bill bonk is very bonkable in this video

is this guy arabic or jaudiced

Arabic?  Stupid you!

Maybe you need to adjust your screen settings? (!)

Trying to get likes trashing John Prine ... epic fail.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for getting this gem out there. I've gotten to see John several times in concert, but I think if I had seem him a hundred times, I wouldn't think it was still enough.

"And your heart gets bored with your mind and it changes you". Wow. I've loved that line for years. To me it means you're thinking, worrying, thinking same stuff over and over, all in your mind. Your heart finally gets so sick of it that your heart breaks thru and starts you looking at the NOW and your feelings about NOW and you FEEL what your heart and body sense in this amazing world and life.

I love when people talk about how they feel about songs. Thanks for sharing. I love that line too!

In the context of the song, I think it means that if you're married, said the vows, supposedly made the commitment, you need to "walk the line" as Johnny Cash would say. Allowing yourself to entertain all these "feelings" and divorce somebody because "you got bored" is bogus. Nobody should fall for somebody like that, maybe they'll go extinct.

That line jumps out at me too- soulfully simply brilliant.

He is amazing at putting words to life events. Helped me through the rough times.

is that Larry Campbell playing with him?

Players are ID'd int the description. Larry Campbell isn't listed.

Bill Bonk has the LC vibe going on. http://www.billbonk.com/

I was thinking the same thing?