Clinton,

Often people hear something that they like and by way of saying how much they like it they compare it to the works of other people. IMO, there's nowt wrong with having something you wrote recognized as having the same quality as something Prine wrote--unless you don't care for Prine.

Songwriters tend to pick up influences from other songwriters. That's the way it works. Personally, I wouldn't fret about it. Go sing your song and let people enjoy it.