Did You Ever
As the lyrics go, “Did you ever see Dallas from DC-9 at night?”
Really, I tend to think of the late Joe Ely, but Jimmy Dale renders it near perfectly.
“Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eye.”
There’s more, but a single line captures the intent.
Did You Ever
There’s always Willie Nelson’s “Bloody Mary Morning,” as the plane taxis away. Auditory memories for one more flight from Dallas.
Another lyrical reference that pops up? Willis Alan Ramsey, saw him in a coffee shop, just him and a guitar. That’s an older recollection: university student union coffee house. As his paean to Texas women goes? “Them Dallas women standing up beat the others lying down.”
Did You Ever
Old Jimmy Buffett B-side?
A1A. Dec. 1974.
Poetical Counterpoint?
From Theodore Roethke:
“I learn by going where I have to go.”
Always a favorite.
