“She was married for seven years
to a concrete castle king.
She said she wanted to learn to play the guitar
and to hear her children sing.
So I'd show up about once a week
in my faded tight-legged jeans
with a backlog full of hobo stories
and dilapidated dreams.”

—  Harry Chapin

I Wanna Learn a Love Song
Song lyrics, Verities & Balderdash (1974)

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