Seventy years since he died
An artist with so much to give
A talented, troubled man
But his music still lives.
He used simple words
So easy to understand
Presented to the world fronting
His Drifting Cowboys band.
His words and music had
Such an influential role
Crossing all genres from
Country, Rock Punk and Soul
He's been part of my life
For more than sixty years
In times of happiness
Stress, sorrow and tears.
He died far too young like
Many artists of today
Perhaps for their talent that's
A price they have to pay.
But these many years later
His music thrive and lives on
So, perhaps in some ways
He's never really been gone.
Seventy years since he died
A tormented soul laid to rest
But even to this day he's still
Acclaimed one of the best.
Perhaps so long as his music
Exists in somebody's head
Can we really say that
That person is really dead.
