Paul Niles taught me this song while sitting on a bench in Estes Park, Colorado on a hitchhiking trip that took us up to Rocky Mountain National Park. I was a love sick, moaning over the girl I lost. Paul has always been ahead of me on the path towards wisdom, like a Buddha with a sense of humor, a weak spot for the Red Sox and the ability to even now hit the curve ball.
Zevon gives us what the best songs and poems do: they articulate what we feel in our hearts.
We made mad love, shadow love
Random love and abandoned love
(Ooh) Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse
And the heart gets harder
The days slide by
Should have done, should have done, we all sigh
Never thought I’d ever be so lonely
After such a long, long time
Time out of mind
Warren Zevon wrote so many wild, fun songs, but this one is different in its vulnerability and tenderness.
#Songoftheday #spreadinghappiness #warrenzevon # Accidentallylikeamartyr
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yun0-TIjn4k?si=S2tYbv6ipOS0SA30
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