It's True

Can you believe we're already up to night 5 of our 3 months of Knees Calhoon's Countdown to the Election? Tonight's tune is one of Knees' kinder and gentler songs and lacks his usual undercurrent of subversion, but enjoy it while you can. Tomorrow night's song will challenge your musical sensibilities as you've come to expect from Knees' early songs.
 

IT’S TRUE

 

Written: Monterey Street, Farmington NM, spring 1965

 

Knees wrote this when he was playing with The Torques, and it was one of his few slow songs. The words are pretty insipid but the chords are rather interesting, especially for 1965. Later, in the 70s and 80s in Las Cruces, this was one of the Calhoon Brothers favorite tunes. Mark Coker, the guitar player, said it reminded him of the Beau Brummels.

 

Though skies are grey my love,

We’ll find a way my love

And it’s true, I love you

 

Though leaves may fall my love,

I’ll give you all my love

And it’s true, I love you.

 

And you know I need you, it’s no mystery

And I’ll never leave you but will always be

 

Right by your side my love,

Not a thing to hide my love

And it’s true, I love you.

Taco Flower