Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard John Prine

The last time that I saw her
She was standing in the rain
With her overcoat under her arm
Leaning on a horsehead cane

She said, "Carl, take all the money"
(She called everybody Carl)
“My spirit's broke, my mind's a joke
And getting up's real hard”

[Chorus]
Don't you know her when you see her?
She grew up in your backyard
Come back to us, Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard

Selling bibles at the airports
Buying Quaaludes on the phone
Hey, you talk about a paper route
She's a shut-in without a home

God save her, please
She’s nailed her knees to some drugstore parking lot
Hey, Mr. Brown, turn the volume down
I believe this evening's shot

[Chorus]
Don't you know her when you see her?
She grew up in your backyard
Come back to us, Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard