What’s the saddest song you’ve ever heard?
The Ballad of Sam Stone (There's a Hole in Daddy's Arm) by John Prine:Sam StoneCame homeTo his wife and family After serving in the conflict overseas.And the time that he had served Had shattered all his nervesAnd left a little shrapnel in his knee.But the morphine eased the painAnd the grass grew 'round his brainAnd gave him all the confidence he lackedWith a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back.(chorus)There's a hole in daddy's armWhere all the money goesJesus Christ died for nothingI suppose.Little pitchers have big earsNever stop to count the years.Sweet songs never last too long on Broken radios.Sam Stone's welcome home Didn't last very longHe went to work when he'd spentHis last dime.And Sammy took to stealin'When he got that empty feelin'For a hundred dollar habitWithout overtime.But the gold rushed through his veinsLike a thousand railroad trainsAnd eased his mind in the moments that he chose,While the kids ran 'round wearing other people's clothes.(chorus)Sam Stone was alone When he popped his last balloon.Climbing walls while sitting in his chair.And he played his last request In a room smelled just like deathAnd an overdose hoverin' in the air.But life had lost its fun,And nothing could be done,'Cept to trade his house he got on the GI BillFor a flag-draped casket on a local heroes' hill.(chorus)