Ive been Deacon Blue for too long
When Walter came over, we started on the music, then started filling in more lyrics to fit the story. At that time, there had been a lineman with the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers, Deacon Jones. We werent serious football fans, but Deacon Joness name was in the news a lot in the 1960s and early 70s, and we liked how it sounded. It also had two syllables, which was convenient, like Crimson. The name had nothing to do with Wake Forests Demon Deacons or any other team with a losing record. The only Deacon I was familiar with in football at the time was Deacon Jones.