Lyr Req: True Life Blues (Bill Monroe)

Subject: name a Gillian Welch cover
From:
Date: 06 Sep 99 - 01:40 PM

Can anybody name the tune Gillian Welch does live that was written by Charlie Monroe's wife, about the reality vs. the expectations of married life? It starts with the lyrics:

I hate to see the sun sink low Just for a thought; you ought to know That it's your love I can't forget All of my sorrow you'll soon regret

And ends with:

They'll go away and leave you home They'll never care if you're alone They seem to forget they've got a wife This story's sad but it's a true life

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Subject: RE: name a Gillian Welch cover
From:
Date: 06 Sep 99 - 01:46 PM

It's a True Life

Subject: RE: name a Gillian Welch cover
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 06 Sep 99 - 03:25 PM

The song is "True Life Blues" and I think Bill and Charlie may have had a bit of a disagreement on authorship. They apparently disagreed on a lot of things.

Subject: Lyr Add: TRUE LIFE BLUES (Bill Monroe)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 06 Dec 05 - 12:22 AM

TRUE LIFE BLUES
Bill Monroe

I hate to see the sun sink low,
Just for a cause you ought to know.
For it's true love I can't forget.
All of my sorrow you'll soon regret.

You promised me love that was true,
And I'm sorry to say that I believed in you.
It's all turned out just like a dream,
Left me so sad in the world it seems.

There's dishes to wash and a house to clean.
There's washing to do. Oh, it seems so mean.
There's a million words I can't explain.
Think of this, girl, before you change your name.

They'll go away and leave you at home.
They never care if you're alone.
They seem to forget they've got a wife.
This story is sad, but it's a true life.