I wasn't sure if I'd ever get up on a stage again. When Eddy died, Willie said I needed to be among friends. It was, Billy Joe says, the toughest gig of his life, the memories flooding each song until Willie and pals had to take over. At Eddy's grave, Billy Joe picks up a little Texas flag that somebody stuck in the dirt, not yet covered with grass. Eddy had that beautiful melody and the guitar part, and after he played it for me, it just stuck in my head.
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