Pet - Tuing

A song written for Maury Muehleisen, Jim Croce's accompanist and musical partner, who died in the same tragic plane crash that took Croce's life. Maury's album, Gingerbreadd, was a very unique musical statement from a very young musician. My song, "Second-String Songman," refers both to the accompanist's guitar style as well as his status on the bill.


Second String Song Man
(For Maury Muehleisen)

Second string song man
Beautiful back-up band
Playing his heart out
For a part of the game

Singing the harmony
Stringing the melody
Seeing a small piece
Of another man’s fame
Nobody knew his name
Seems like quite a shame

Chorus:
Sang like an angel
Wrote like a demon
Held me against my will
And left me dreamin’

Sang about a song he’d heard 
And never heard again
I know the music’s haunted me
Just like it haunted him
The singing of a friend
Will never end

Chorus

He’d play those haunting melodies
Whispered fingers fly
He sang so high

Chorus, then Repeat First Verse

Second string song man
Beautiful back-up band
Playing his heart out
For a part of the game

©1974   Tim McMullen
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