Linda (OurVinyl Sessions)

I was drivin' for a while, my eyes were heavy

I was running low on gasoline

So I stopped into a little town where no one really was around

And a neon sign said open in bright green

Linda works at the diner down on Main

She's never met a stranger, knows everybody's name

Always talkin' 'bout the weather, never wonders why

She's been there for forever, eighty-four or maybe five

Youngest boy is headed off to college

First one up the family tree

And her oldest won't quit workin' nights in North Dakota weldin' pipes

Says the money's just too damn good to leave

But she keeps the coffee comin', and man it hits just right

And we could all use a little Linda in our lives

Linda drives a navy blue old Buick

It was her grandma's and her mom's and now it's hers

Says she's gonna drive it to the grave '

Cause all the money that she saves

Tends to wind up in the offering plate at church

She asked me if I had a family

And why the hell that I was passin' through

I just said that we ain't close but funny enough I'm headed home

And I ain't been there in a year or two

She just says, oh honey, you're gonna make this mama cry

And we could all use a little Linda in our lives

It was time for me to get back on the highway

Part of me just didn't wanna leave

'Cause she shared her love and shared

Her light and made this old boy realize

The biggest problem's always been me

One thing Linda never asked me

Was how I got that Rolex on my wrist

So when it came time for the bill I figured, aw what the hell

And left a handful of zeros on the tip

Nobody said a word, we both had tears in our eyes

And we could all use a little Linda in our lives

I'll never forget, she said to me, it's easier to be nice

And we could all use a little Linda in our lives