AmGAm
At the time I was too young for the meaning
AmGAm
But it's become much clearer through the years
AmGF
We gathered round the boy in his army clothes
DmEmAm
Said goodbye and his mother shed her tears
AmGAm
Every day she watched for the postman
AmGAm
But the long awaited letter was over due
AmGF
It's not the silence that makes you crazy
DmEmAm
It's the sound of a heart breaking in two
FGAm
Then it came across the ocean
FGAm
It was hard to understand the awful news
FGAm
I don't know why I still remember
DmEmAm
I guess it's just the Lake Placid Blues
I turned 18 and left that part of the country
Went down on the Padre Island coast
Of all the hard times I still remember
The repossession of the guitar hurt the most
The paupers stood in line outside the mission
And I huddled there beside them in the rain
A priest came to the door with empty eyes
I could see he no longer felt their pain
Some were searchin' for forgiveness
And others only wanted food
I needed more than I could ask for
There is no comfort with the Lake Placid Blues
It's hard to find good friends in a lifetime
You can usually count 'em on one hand
I shivered by the fire and the dawn was breakin'
And I scattered his ashes on the sand
And the silver cranes came over in formation
In a sacred manner they flew
And I will always remember
The sky, the Lake Placid Blues
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.