When Guy Clark was writing his “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” he was sharing the story about the man he considered his grandfather, Jack Prigg. The boyfriend of Clark’s paternal grandmother, Rossie, Prigg was someone Clark looked up to as a young boy and became close to while his father was away serving in World […]
The post The “Eulogy” and Meaning Behind Guy Clark’s Bittersweet Ballad “Desperados Waiting for a Train” appeared first on American Songwriter.