I always heard this as a tale of a minor league baseball player reaching the end of his career. You could hear it as a story about a singer giving up the ghost. Either way, it’s a beautiful, sad song that finds some hope in the end.
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Song of the Day (10): Laughing River – Greg Brown
- Mark X. Cronin
- September 26, 2024