"Taking a Walk" (Prine, Pat McLaughlin)
“
There's a girl in the white house
I don't even know her name
Her disheveled appearance
Speaks volumes of shame
It's an embarrassing situation
But a situation just the same
The way she walks on others
And never takes the blame
Upsets my constitution
Beyond its mortal frame.
— John Prine
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There's a girl in the white house
I don't even know her name
Her disheveled appearance
Speaks volumes of shame
It's an embarrassing situation
But a situation just the same
The way she walks on others
And never takes the blame
Upsets my constitution
Beyond its mortal frame." in the context of ""Taking a Walk" (Prine, Pat McLaughlin)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Prine" (Song lyrics, Fair & Square (2005): All lyrics written by John Prine unless otherwise noted.)
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About John Prine
John Edward Prine (10 October 1946 – 7 April 2020) was an American country folk singer-songwriter, known for an often humorous style of folk/country music with elements of protest and social commentary.
About John Prine
John Edward Prine (10 October 1946 – 7 April 2020) was an American country folk singer-songwriter, known for an often humorous style of folk/country music with elements of protest and social commentary.
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