Bobby Bare - Rough On The Living Lyrics
I wanna sing this song for a friend of ours
His picture was in all the papers
They said that a legend had passed
The late evenin' news did a special report
And swore that his mem'ry would last
Praisin' the life that he lived
Nashville is rough on the livin'
But she really speaks well of the dead.
The wife that they interviewed cried
Is the same one who left him last fall
And the record producer who called him a hero
Is the one who wouldn't answer his calls
The ladies they sit over coffee
Braggin' bout sharin' his bed
But he's sure a good friend when he's dead.
They observed twenty seconds of silence
At the Opry on Saturday night
And they're searchin' the bars and the basements
For some souvenir of his life.
They're plannin' a book for September
Showin' his plain country roots
Any they're sellin' the rights to the movie
And the Hall of Fame's gettin' his boots
At the funeral somebody recited a poem
That told how he suffered and bled
Nashville is rough on the livin'
But she really speaks well of the dead.
Yeah, Nashville is rough on the livin'
But she really speaks well of the dead...
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Bobby Bare Rough On The Living Comments
OH OH OH BRENT!!!!
DARLIN DARLIN SAD OH OH SAD.!!!!BRENT BRENT DARLIN .
This song is so so powerful and true ,it's such amazing listening to the music and way that Bobby Bare has put the words together ,I enjoyed listening to the song ,thanks for sharing.
Great that you enjoyed it Sonia, i appreciate your listening
Thank you for take the time to come to visit with me.
Yeah this is one of my favorite of his. I think he did this one with the Old Dogs too with Waylon singing. Thanks for listening Gerard
I'm sure everybody knows somebody that was missed more when they were dead.
I witnessed a man committed suicide with a chainsaw, I'm glad he's dead.
MUSIC LIFE! Right Brent?
Happens to the best of em. Thanks for listening
yup, been there done that, except for the dyin' part.
Doncha just love this whole Lp? I sure did. Still do!!!!
+Kigsgrama Yeah, I LOVE this whole album! So much!
Another great one.
Written by Shel Silverstein about Lester Flatt
Hey Nashville Tennessee, remember Johnny Cash remember Waylon Jennings. list goes on and on ! God bless you BOBBY BARE !
WHEN IT'S TOO DAMNED LATE.