Steve Earle(born January 17, 1955) is a singer-songwriterbest known for his countrymusic and rock 'n roll tinged " alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Born in Hampton, Virginia, legend has it that a box of Texas dirt, sent by his grandfather, was brought into the delivery room, so that it could be said that the first soil Earle's feet ever touched was Texan. He moved around the U.S. with his parents, before dropping out of school in the 8th grade and heading to Houston, Texas, to explore a career in music. In 1975, he moved to Nashville and worked as a songwriter.
last.fm page
Similar Artists
Carrie Brown Lyrics
Steve Earle
The first time I saw carrie brown
She was so young and fair
A voice like spring rain fallin down and sunlight in her hair
Id never seen her face before so I asked all around
Her daddy owns a grocery store and she lives in bristol town
Carrie darlin carrie carrie brown I cry
If I cant marry carrie brown believe Id rather die
I laid my last ten dollars down
Though I didnt need a thing
Just to touch sweet carrie brown
When she handed me my change
I hung around till closin time I scarce believed my eyes
My darlin walkin arm in arm
With a boy named billy wise
I walked around in bristol town a bitter broken man
A heart that pined for carrie brown and a pistol in my hand
We met again on state street poor billy wise and me
I shot him in virginia and he died in tennessee
Now Im down in the bristol jail and all I do is cry
cause the jury found me guilty and the judge says I must die
Im just a poor young mountain boy
Aint never been to town
And Ive come to ruination for the love of carrie brown