"Contrary to popular belief, Robert Earl Keen did not write that last song.
I wrote it for my buddy Max Crawford from Floydada,Texas. Floydada didn't fit
the meter, so I used Levelland. Max was a Communist, so he didn't fit in too good
in Floydada. The American Worker's Party is not very well represented in FLoydada, ya
know."
James McMurtry, "Max's Theorem" on "Live in Aught-Three
Great song about not fitting in, wanting to get away. I especially love the line about Mom:
"don't think she's seen the sky, since we got the satellite dish."
"Contrary to popular belief, Robert Earl Keen did not write that last song. I wrote it for my buddy Max Crawford from Floydada,Texas. Floydada didn't fit the meter, so I used Levelland. Max was a Communist, so he didn't fit in too good in Floydada. The American Worker's Party is not very well represented in FLoydada, ya know."
Great song about not fitting in, wanting to get away. I especially love the line about Mom: "don't think she's seen the sky, since we got the satellite dish."