Hiram Hank Williams 1923 To 1953

Seventy years since he died An artist with so much to give A talented, troubled man But his music still lives. He used simple words So easy to understand Presented to the world fronting His Drifting Cowboys band. His words and music had Such an influential role Crossing all genres from Country, Rock Punk and Soul He’s been part of my life For more than sixty years In times of happiness Stress, sorrow and tears. He died far too young like Many artists of today Perhaps for their talent that’s A price they have to pay. But these many years later His music thrive and lives on So, perhaps in some ways He’s never really been gone. Seventy years since he died A tormented soul laid to rest But even to this day he’s still Acclaimed one of the best. Perhaps so long as his music Exists in somebody’s head Can we really say that That person is really dead.