Randall Knife is one tearjerking song, at least for me. When we were cleaning out my grandfather’s house after he died, I told everyone I only wanted one thing: his knife. I wouldn’t sell it for a million dollars.
Guy Clark should be more famous.
Agreed, and agreed.
"Not the law books, not the watch. I need the thing he's haunted."
Guy Clark is the poet laureate of Texas music.
Here's a version from 1991 or 1992, from the Texas Connection (hosted by Jerry Jeff Walker).
My wife's favorite Guy Clark song is "Like a Coat from the Cold," written by Guy as a wedding present for his wife, Susanna, because he had no money.
"But the lady beside me is the one I have chosen,
To walk through life with me
Like a Coat from the cold."