It was inspired by Jim Croce, and prompted by a songwriting assignment on a guitar forum I'm a member of.
Lyrics
One fine night, long time ago
In Lou'siana Town
Two fine men were playin' a show
And people gathered round.
The crowd they all stood singin'
As Maury played guitar
The music was their reason
and Jim Croce was the star.
Ch: All of these years later
People sadly say
There's one less set of footsteps
In this world today.
Sang a song about an "Operator"
You can keep the dime
A couple more songs,
And an hour's passed
I do believe it's time.
People started leavin'
The place had been quite full
The awful thing that happened next
We remember still.
Solo
Chorus x2
