Mickey Newbury continues to fascinate me. I highly recommend listening to

An American Trilogy, a four cd collection showcasing his talents, thousands of times. I only have 897 to go.....

I Don't Think About Her Much Anymore

Mickey Newbury

You know I don't think much about her no more
And seldom if ever does she cross my mind
Yesterday's gone Lord it's better forgotten
Like the poison red berries to die on the vine

This mornin' at dawn Lord I pulled in town
Had some coffee and talked with some old friends of mine
Laughing at the good times they remembered
Then I remembered a time

Lord, I can still see the bright lights back in Dallas
As yesterday moves like a dream through my mind
I didn't suppose that I'd ever forget her
And you know it took such a long time

But I don't think much about her no more
Seldom if ever does she cross my mind
Yesterday's gone and it's better forgotten
It's like a poison red berry that clings to the mind

Wow. Wait until you hear it. It makes you feel like you are at a close friend's  funeral on a damp rainy day.

Notice the scheme is ABAB, but he uses the same rhyme and sometimes words on the Bs. To combat boredom he modulates between verse 2 and 3.

Good stuff.