Oh, and let's not forget John Prine's tune "Sam Stone."

(chorus) There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes,
And Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose,
Little pitchers have big ears,
Don't stop to count the years,
Sad songs never last too long on broken radios.

That one will really bring you down.

Then there are all the old dying children songs and children trying to reach dying parents ("The Baggage Car Ahead") or save dying siblings ("The Leaves Mustn't Fall"). Pete Curry was right, this topic could fill a Web site by itself.

- Mark