"His mind got cluttered and the words rolled off down the gutter..." That is one of the most descriptive lyrics one could have ever written for a conversation with an old man whose mind wasn't quite in the present nor quite sober. What beautiful craftsmanship.

Great tune. That's a young Eddy Shaver on guitar. He also played with Yoakam, Waylon, Kristofferson, and Willie, as well as his dad Billy Joe. That Strat belonged to Duane Allman; a gift from Dicky Betts. RIP Eddy.

he did not know he could not fly, so he did.. just a fantastic line for a song..

I'm 50 years old and being playing guitar since 94.... Never had heard of Guy until tonight and I can't listen to enough. Just genius, absolute brilliance. Wish I'd got wiser a lot sooner.

"Don't let the sunshine fool ya" - the music they feed you on the radio isn't "music" at all. This is music. This. Don't ever forget that.

These lyrics arent no lyrics, just pure streetpoetry. Leaves me speechless everytime❤

Heartworn highway rules..long live guy..

Guy was so very professional. It was an absolute pleasure working with him. You knew you were in the presence of greatness, but he gave no indication that he knew.

One of my favorite Guy tunes. Man he can paint.

Old Number 1 may be my favorite album, and I was 18 in 1970, (In my humble opinion, the best music generation of all time.)

Thanks for posting this gem. Ultra rare early footage like this of Guy is hard to find.

Eddy, you were gone before most got to know what a great guitar player you were. I miss Eddy Shaver, RIP

Roll on brother Guy. Bless you & Suzanne & Townes too. This drinks for you. The Holy Trio. XXX. All the best from downtown Liverpool U.K. Godspeed guys....

Let Him Roll He's a wino, tried and true. Done about everything there is to do. He worked on freighters, he worked in bars. He worked on farms, 'n he worked on cars. It was white port, that put that look in his eye That grown men get when they need to cry And he sat down on the curb to rest And his head just fell down on his chest He said "Every single day it gets A little bit harder to handle and yet" And he lost the thread and his mind got cluttered And the words just rolled off down in the gutter Well he was elevator man in a cheap hotel In exchange for the rent on a one room cell He's old in years beyond his time No Thanks to the world, and the white Port wine So he says "Son," he always called me son He said, "Life for you has just begun" And he told me a story that I heard before How he fell in love with a Dallas whore Well he could cut through the years to the very night When it ended, in a whore house fight And she turned his last proposal down In favor of being a girl about town Now it's been seventeen years right in line And he ain't been straight none of the time Too many days of fightin' the weather And too many nights of not being together So he died Well when they went through his personal affects In among the stubs from the welfare checks Was a crumblin' picture of a girl in a door An address in Dallas, and nothin' more The welfare people provided the priest A couple from the mission down the street Sang Amazing Grace, and no one cried 'Cept some lady in black, way off to the side We all left and she was standing there Black veil covering her silver hair And 'ol One-Eyed John said her name was Alice She used to be a whore in Dallas Let him roar, Lord let him roll I bet he's gone to Dallas Rest his soul Just let him roll, Lord let him roar He always said that heaven Was just a Dallas whore. Just let him roll, Lord him roll I bet he's gone to Dallas Rest his soul

He's got a song for every stage of life...the sign of absolute greatness

There are damn few artists who carry authenticity with them like their very skin. Guy was one of those rare individuals who was just solid throughout. Rest in peace, you beautiful soul

They say Like a Rolling Stone is the greatest song of all time and I can see why. I could easily see why this song could also be considered one of the best. What a jewel.

This is absolute Gold. I have just come across this. I am a Guy Clarke fan. Huge fan. Stunned that I have found this cache. He always came across as giving a lot, asked nothing. I have only ever heard him acoustic. Gold.

He's a wino, tried and true. Done about everything there is to do. He worked on freighters, he worked in bars. He worked on farms, 'n he worked on cars. It was white port, that put that look in his eye That grown men get when they need to cry And he sat down on the curb to rest And his head just fell down on his chest He said "Every single day it gets A little bit harder to handle and yet" And he lost the thread and his mind got cluttered And the words just rolled off down in the gutter Well he was elevator man in a cheap hotel In exchange for the rent on a one room cell He's old in years beyond his time Thanks to the world, and the white Port wine So he says "Son, " he always called me son He said, "Life for you has just begun" And he told me a story that I heard before How he fell in love with a Dallas whore Well he could cut through the years to the very night When it ended, in a whore house fight And she turned his last proposal down In favor of being a girl about town Now it's been seventeen years right in line And he ain't been straight none of the time Too many days of fightin' the weather And too many nights of not being together So he died Well when they went through his personal affects In among the stubs from the welfare checks Was a crumblin' picture of a girl in a door An address in Dallas, and nothin' more The welfare people provided the priest A couple from the mission down the street Sang Amazing Grace, and no one cried 'Cept some woman in black, way off to the side We all left and she was standing there Black veil covering her silver hair And 'ol One-Eyed John said her name was Alice And she used to be a whore in Dallas Let him roar, Lord let him roll Bet he's gone to Dallas Rest his soul Lord, let him roll, Lord let him roar He always said that heaven Was just a Dallas whore.

There was only one Guy that's too bad. A true American original. I will miss him.

There’s something sort of addictive about this song. Don’t know why… I guess it’s sad without being whiny. With touches of simple kindness like listening to the old guys story over and over, and his love coming to his funeral…. And just guys simple way of singing it. I’ve heard others, just not as good. Genius.

Guy saved my soul a few nights Rest in Peace if you want to Rock on if you want to

This is a truly brilliant song by a brilliant songwriter.

As fine a song as ever was written. I fight back tears ever time I hear it

A genuine classic. The master at the top of his game.

Brilliant. 'and the words just rolled off down the gutter...'

Stunning song from a great artist

WowWwWwW....look how cashed he is! It's amazing how this old crew could still perform in the middle of a bender of some sort.

Guy told us what heaven is.

one of the greatest songs ever written. Incredible!

One of the absolute best writers...ALWAYS loved everything I heard came from Guy Clark

My Grandfather loved his white port,one time when I was 8 he offered me a glass I drank with my Grandfather!

My brother introduced me to this song, and while I love Guy Clark, I don't think anyone could do it better. He had a stroke a couple of years ago, and can't remember things any more. But at the point where the old man calls him "son, he always called me son," my brother said it in such a way that you could see the streaks the wrinkles, all caused by the "white ort wine"

Guy was a national treasure!!!

RIP Guy... Thanks for all the music that touched my heart & soul.

R.I.P. Guy... Your songs changed the way all songwriters should write songs!

The last couple verses gave me chills and even caused some moisture of the eyes. Don't believe I'd heard this tune before, somehow.

I always come to Guy Clark via other musicians doing his songs. This time, Justin Townes Earle, his fav all time song. No surprise there. This is pure poetry in song.

A neighbour lent me a copy of The Old No1when it first came out and he's been my No1 singer songwriter since. I managed to see him twice here in the Uk, once on his own and once with Verlon. I've still not come across anybody to compete. RIP .

RIP Guy... deeply touched by your being here!

I saw Guy Clark for the first time at Kerrville, around 1976. Thanks for the memories.

Beautiful,great folks out there playing some great music.Guy Clark,needs a purple necklace from President.

By far the best playing of this song. He pours it on thick this time.

One of the greatest classic troubadours in the classic American story tellers

The greatest story song ever sung.

The sound on your videos is just fantastic. Thank you so much for making these great videos available.

before my memories of Guy... is this in the 80's?... he's so young but could be older than i am now, and I feel old...

That is little Eddie Shaver on lead guitar.

Beyond perfect.

Just found his music wished I'd listened to this years ago

Good ole Bobby Bare also covered this song, and it is also well worth a listen.

RIP Guy Clark. Sad to lose him

Wow Terry, What a gift!! It is like finding buried treasure coming across your stuff. Thanks so very much!!

Wow. One of the highlights of my personal life was everytime I saw Guy Clark play or grandad play. Never realized either really until the last few years. I bet he’s got a studio jamming with my grandad right now.

legit outlaw country hero will be missed RIP

What ??? How can anyone give a dislike to this ?? Thats pure stuff of best music

Absolute beauty.

This song got sadder the longer Guy lived.....must have been as his voice got older....

Kerrville is my spiritual home. I'm sure it is overrun by out-of-staters. You can NEVER go home.

Bloody awesome! RIP Guy.

Johnny Cash covers this in his Austin city limits performance. As much as I love Johnny Cash, there is nothing better than the original. It is thanks to Cash to let me know this, he obviously had good taste in music.

Pure poetry, just amazing.

Guy was/is my favourite singer/songwriter. We know he wasn't the greatest singer or guitarist, but we know he was the greatest story teller/writer. I had the pleasure of meeting him twice -such a gent. I confess i have an issue seeing him play an out of tune Tele. As Guy would say "whatever..."bless him"

Stunning iconic man

I loved this. I'll leave it at that.

The song crafter!

God damn Guy.....I swear...

A Texas Treasure!!

This song is VERY much like "If that ain't country" by D.A.C.

this footage is a gift...back before Guy was "Godfather of Americana" still a little rough around the edges, but the song comes out as smooth it gets...

Awesome story through song !!!

Classic just classic..

Ricky's got a request... Ha, it ain't easy being greasy...

THANKS

Pure poetry!

He was an inspiration and a conspirator. I joined in long ago and return to Guy's songs often. Hope you do, too.

great find man

GOAT

That is f*cking brilliant

great live version

Was the best

Doesn't get much better!

This song is just like the outlaw version on harry Chapin’s Corey’s coming still a great song

How could the band not laugh after that last outro!? 💙

Just magic

This one is great for open mics

legends

"Bet he's gone to Dallas ! Rest his soul !"

Let It Roll!👍

Better than Bob Dylan

"My Father had a Randall knife, my mother gave it too him..." O wait...

From the beard, I'm guessing it's from around 1981 when The South Coast of Texas was out. I'm also thinking that Guy very rarely ever performed with a full band, at least from what I've heard.

I LOVE this! Any other footage from this show? Thx in advance.

colter wall should cover this

Good bye my Shakespeare

Who are the idiots that gave this a 👎? #Legend

You can hear the Townes infuence on this!.

Ricky's got a request!!

Best

Damn