![]() I know Sally's in a bar, I know she's alone, I know she's angry and I also know she's sad. This is plain 'no frills' language, yet I can 'see' and 'feel' everything so clearly. I love the opening two lines ('Don't bother sittin' at my table just because I'm on my own'). I have to say that this song 'gets' me every time. There's more to the story than this, but but I'm ending my description here because this is where "Woman Walk the Line" comes in. She plays a bunch of gigs around town, meets a hard-living/hard-drinking musician/mentor, joins his band ('next thing Sally knew she was one of the band'), and - although she tries to resist - falls in love with him ('heart to heart there'll be no other'). Sally leaves her home in South Dakota to follow her passion and pursue music ('she had stars in her eyes and greater expectations'). The story is about a girl, Sally Rose, who was born on a Sioux Reservation in South Dakota ('raised with a proud but wandering heart'). The Ballad of Sally of Rose is a concept album, based on Harris' relationship with the late Gram Parsons. (and yes, when I say album here, I really do mean vinyl!) I just kept playing the first five songs over and over again (playing my guitar and singing along the entire time!). To tell you the truth, I don't even think I ever made it to side B of the album back then. There's just something about the first five songs that grab me every time. I first bought the album, The Ballad of Sally Rose, when it was released in 1985, and it is still one of my favorite Emmylou Harris albums. "Woman Walk the Line" music and lyrics by Emmylou Harris and Paul Kennerley
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