The song is about an old lover and my best friend, Clyde Joseph Woodward III, "CJW". She wrote it after he passed away and I spread his ashes off the Lake Charles, Louisiana bridge. Rest In Peace, Clyde, I miss you everyday!

I’m from Abilene tx and this song makes me cry

Lucinda is one of my favorite musicians. She sings from the heart. We need more like her and less of this commercial sound we're getting drowned with today

Lucinda Williams is one of the greatest songwriters of our and a few other generations time.

tHIS SONG MEANT SO MUCH TO MY HUSBAND AND I NEVER KNEW WHY.

When I hear this song and the words 'Did an Angel whisper in your ear, I can't hold the tears back because it makes me think of my wife Annie who died suddenly of cardiac arrest. No last words, no goodbyes no chance to tell her how much I loved her, but I hope an angel helped guide her in the afterlife

I don't know why I never got into her music before but she's fantastic. Such a rich voice, such interesting lyrics. God is good!

Sad and so beautiful!

I love her voice. Like no one else. When you hear her, you know it's Lucinda. Great songwriter. Car Wheels is a perfect album, start to finish. What a Gal!

Hauntingly excellent!

This is one of Americas greatist singer-songwriters, as original as it gets, prolific, powerful and gentle, and she rocks, hope more young folks discover her through KZfaq.

This is easily my favorite song of hers.

This has become one of my favorite songs.

Live at Austin city limits is her finest performance recorded. The band backing her is exceptional.

I cant stop listening to this song. It is beautiful and I don't know why I never heard of Lucinda Williams before, but I find her music very moving.

This song will live forever - well, as long as there are people listening to songs. That radio crap will be gone next week. Some solace there... perhaps.

God bless Louisiana right now. From Lake Charles and beyond...amen.

So glad to have a fabulous collection of her music. She's wonderful with a unique voice. She smashes every track. Saw her gig in Glasgow a few years ago. She was fantastic. Hope she comes back sometime. 🙏

I'm not a fan of most modern Country-Western, but I make a rare exception with regards to Lucinda Williams -- her talent as a musician, singer and songwriter transcend genre!!

Still my favorite of all her great songs. What a treasure she is.

My first listen... God made this woman. I subbed to hear her where ever

I'm with you there. Listen to it over and over. It's like a lullaby.

This is my favorite song boy this girl can sing a lament hope she is right i would love to have an angel hold me as i go

saw her last night, blew it out of the water! go see her live, it is priceless.

She is so underrated......

Listening to Howlin Wolfe going over the Atchafaylaya basin in a ole El Camino. What a wonderful picture. 'No matter what they say'.

OK, it's simple. There is no one that can sing a song like Lucinda Williams.

Lucinda Williams...one of the great authentic voices of American music.

Lu is rollin' through my town, in early August 2018. Just got the tix tonight. Seen her once before at the Greek in LA, opening for John Fogerty. See her, if you ever get the chance-- she sings her heart out.

So real.....rips my heart out.

The song is about an old lover of hers, Clyde Joseph Woodward. She wanted to spread his ashes off the bridge in Lake Charles but was told it was not permitted. Apparently she did it anyway. Thus, 'now your home is in Lake Charles no matter what they say' line. I believe Clyde sufferd from depression, (run as far as you could go, did an angel whisper in your ear, take away your fear, in those black moments." ) and ultimately over came the fear of dying and did so.

This song is so wonderful is so many ways, that I can't even articulate how it makes me feel! "... no matter what they say!"

If you look at her gaze it is up and out. She doesn't sing TO us, only FOR us. She writes so well, the lyrics say it all. She doesn't seem to be interested in making us feel as though these are her feelings, rather, she wants us to feel what the song's characters are feeling. IMHO.

the soul of East Texas... grew up down there in Beaumont, left in 67.

My favorite singer/songwriter.

this is incredible. i am the biggest lucinda fan. and this is the best. i would have killed to have been here.

Beautiful -- with just minimal acoustic guitars. And Lucinda looks bewitchingly lovely.

always makes me cry...

So perfect! From everybody, the slide guitarist, the backup singer and especially Lucinda Williams... obviously a heartfelt song about someone who died. "Did an angel whisper in your ear And hold you close and take away your fear In those long, last moments?

What a beautiful tune.

Absolutely perfect. So beautiful.

Wow. This song just rips your heart. Lucinda, you are AMAZING.

heard this song for the first time ever today... what a treat.

One of my very favorites of hers.......they're all beautiful, just like she is.

real heartfelt music so very very beautiful.

Saw Lucinda and very tight 3 piece band in Santa Ana 1/14/17. Best in the business. I am a fan!

So great. Period.

I LOVE LUCINDA.... SHES MY FAV

Stunning early performance. Ignore the so-so video quality.

Lu's the best, an American treasure. Out of her amazing catalog, this has always been one of my favorites...

Love this 🎼🎤👏👍😀

Lake Charles.....my beautiful home town!

Jim Lauderdale singing harmony, as on the record. He's also great friends with the fantastic New York group. Donna the Buffalo.

Luv you, Lucinda!

This song kicks, and what a voice.

beautiful

Great song, amazing voice, Thanks

She (her voice) reminds me of a female Townes 🧡💜

Such a beautiful, heartfelt song about my great city. I love it!

I have lived in Houston, TX before so I am familiar with these places - spent a week in Lake Charles one night myself :-}

Exquisite

With Gurf Morlix and Jim Lauderdale..... great!!

Raylan Givens is wearing a t shirt with lyrics from this on the back, in the last episode of Justified - City Primeval.

Thanks so much for posting this.

Keep it up girl

really great performance!

so very super music. ....❤

This is a treasure.

A fine song

Thanks for posting this, I love Lucinda, I've seen her a few times and always wanted to see her in my home town. Then after I paid for my holiday this year she announced she was playing Liverpool, the day after I went away - I was gutted, hope she comes back

Yep that’s Jim Lauderdale on harmony and the guitarist is the very underrated John King who went on to play with Shelby Lynne.

Beautiful

wonderful

Chills...

in those long, last , moments......

"I luv it!"

Like it!

Thanks Lu. You see it all.

pretty good ,i've never heard of her i liked it very much .........

I'm not sure but I think this is about her friend/songwriter Townes Van Zandt who died of substance abuse shortly before the "Car Wheels" was recorded. I think "Drunken Angel" was about him as well.

@GonzoRecovery yer so right acool song about my old bud, clyde

Got nothing to say 'cept my mommy was born in Sulphur Mine, July 26, 1922; passed away January 1, 2014 in San Antonio.

@freshflower4 that's how rumors get started. it is about an old friend who passed away a while back.

hold a little pain and sing some hard rain Cindir block solid then and now

Well, shoot, This was from where she got the reputation, they said she could sing the chrome off a trailer hitch. You know her songs sghe wrote and sang would complete a book as thick as a dictionary. And they was about life, hers and others'.

Ĺove

Drunken Angel was Blaze Foley. He was killed defending an old friend on his front porch. Listen to some of his stuff. Great. Also listen to Bad Livers, crow black chicken

@debdebbyg This song came out nearly 10 years before Katrina.

The female Neil Young. Absolutely no disrespect what-so-ever.

with Jim Lauderdale??? backing vocals

friday 4.22 happy earthday, loves. i'm on the front row for lu in louisville TONIGHT! what year was this video....anyone?

😢. Is that #JimLauderdale on guitar? Looks like him with bushy hair?

This song is on the True Blood soundtrack.

Lake Dalälven - in Sweden

What's wrong with Nacogdoches?

Why isn't she the next to Emmylou

Read about it in www.austinchronicle.com/music/1998-10-23/520480/

i don't see gurf morlix anywhere in this video. am i missing something???

@HighMaintenance2099 i met clyde in nacogdoches around 1970. do you remember me?

I think it's about Hurricane Katrina.