Tough ones to live through?
How about ...
"I went into town for one last round and I gambled my ticket away,
And the big steel rail won't carry me home to the woman I love."
(Steel Rail Blues)
Or, after trading off his Martin ...
"Won't you listen to me brother,
If you've ever loved your mother,
please pull off on the shoulder if you're going Milwaukee way,
It's 10 degrees and gettin' colder down by Boulder Dam that day."
Or, what about the 10 year old kid in Cherokee Bend? Blood on the floor, trapped in a blizzard, food runs out, Mom dies ... and the White Man still despises you. Ouch.
Fellas, it's been good to know ya
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