the year that clayton delaney died

i remember the year that clayton delaney died

they said for the last two weeks that he suffered and cried

it made a big impression on me

although i was a barefoot kid

they said he got religion at the end and i'm glad that he did. clayton was the best guitar picker in our town

i thought he was a hero

i used to follow clayton around

i often wondered why clayton who seemed so good to me

never took his guitar and made it down in tennessee. well daddy said

he drank a lot but i could never understand

i knew he used to pick up in ohio with a five piece band

clayton used to tell me son