Tom T. Hall - Song For Uncle Curt lyrics

I hate to write this song I never wanted to
But after all
Curt writin' songs is what I do
Right now the paper's staring at me
Cold and blank
Defying me to even try express my thanks

But this song is for you uncle Curt
You never were my uncle, ain't that strange?
This song is for you uncle Curt
A name is just a name, is just a name
Is just a name

They called and said that you
Had bought your final's rout
You gave me hell right to the
End and I was proud i know
Some friends have wanted you to beg for life
But I knew
You'd live long enough to learn to die

This song is for you uncle Curt
You never were my uncle, ain't that strange?
This song is for you uncle Curt
A name is just a name, is just a name
Is just a name

I'm living down in Nashville
Now and writin' tunes
The neighborhood is full of
Trees and good saloons
I just got back from California on a plane
Everything is different but it's
Just the same

And this song is for you uncle Curt
You never were my uncle, ain't that strange?
This song is for you uncle Curt
A name is just a name, is just a name
Is just a name