Its funny you say that, because thats the only part of the lyrics that i wrote, of the ones that I showed you.

The original one, which our lyricist wrote, went like this

"When I'm Laid Away, Bury me in pine
God's golden cradle, bury me in pine"

I thought "well...It's nice, but It doesn't hit home, as far as who the person is talking to. when i changed it to

"When I'm Laid Away, Bury me in pine
If you're a friend of mine, bury me in pine"

It made it sound more like the dying man was talking to someone, and this was his way of asking "Are you a friend, or not?". Another way of interpreting it is, if the song's lyrics were a journal, and somebody found them. And when he wrote "If you're a friend of mine, you'll bury me in pine", it could mean that if you know him, do the right thing.

I'm starting to understand the philosophy; I like Bob Dylan's lyrics a whole lot, I like how he can speak eloquently, and speak like a begger at the same time...You could say thats where I want to go in songwriting, but its harder. I'll get there, though.

[Edited by Incidents Happen on 07-04-2003 at 07:22 PM]