X-POP3-Rcpt: gvaughn@skye2 MIME-Version: 1.0 SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS Recorded by Nancy Griffith Written by John Prine INSTRUMENTAL ( twice, first time slowly) You come home late and you come home early You come on big when you're feelin' small You come home straight and you come home curly Sometimes you don't come home at all CHORUS: So what in the world's come over you And what in heavens name have you done You broken the speed of the sound of loneliness You're out there runnin' just to be on the run Well I've got a heart that burns with a fever And I've got a worried and a jealous mind How can a love that'll last forever Now get left so far behind CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL (Same as chorus) It's mighty mean and a dreadful sorrow It's crossed the evil line today How can you ask about tomorrow When we ain't got one word to say CHORUS (Repeated twice) You're out there runnin' just to be on the run (Repeated twice) INSTRUMENTAL ( )