lady pearl's red shirt

i have a red shirt that i got from lady pearl
the last time i saw her
"the band is wearing red and black," she said
but i only had a green shirt

so the guy i usedta sub for in her band and i
tore ass over to her house
and grabbed two shirts off her closet door
scaring the bejeezus out of her grandchildren

i got the flannel one
i took it on the road with nathan brown
and thanked her for giving us a good show
every time i wore it

the thing is, this one weekend
i was too busy writing to go sit in and play
but i figured it was no big deal --
there'd be other times, i thought

but there weren't
she complained her leg hurt
when she spoke to her brother on the phone after the gig
and by the next morning, she was gone -- heart attack

it's always a mistake
to take people and things you love for granted
and you're always best advised
to treat each parting as though it'll be your last