[00:00.00] 作词 : Tom T. Hall[00:01.00] 作曲 : Tom T. Hall[00:07.62]I remember the year that clayton delaney died[00:14.88]They said for the last two weeks that he suffered and cried[00:22.11]It made a big impression on me, although i was a barefoot kid[00:29.52]They said he got religion at the end and i'm glad that he did[00:37.11]Clayton was the best guitar picker in our town[00:43.98]I thought he was a hero and i used to follow clayton around[00:51.33]I often wondered why clayton, who seemed so good to me[00:58.56]Never took his guitar and made it down in tenn-o-see[01:02.25]Well, daddy said he drank a lot, but i could never understand[01:13.35]I knew he used to pick up in ohio with a five-piece band[01:20.22]Clayton used to tell me, "son you better put that old guitar away,[01:27.33]There ain't no money in it, it'll lead you to an early grave."[01:34.35]I guess if i'd admit it, clayton taught me how to drink booze[01:41.73]I can see him half-stoned a-pickin' out the lovesick blues[01:48.48]When clayton died i made him a promise, i was gonna carry on somehow[01:56.01]I'd give a hundred dollars if he could only see me now[02:02.79]I remember the year that clayton delaney died[02:10.08]Nobody ever knew it but i went out in the woods and i cried[02:17.13]Well, i know there's a lotta big preachers that know a lot more than i do[02:24.48]But it could be that the good lord likes a little pickin' too[02:31.50]Yeah, i remember the year that clayton delaney died