Title:       Sweetheart of ATXC
Author:      Tim Scott
Email:       TScott2533@aol.com
Website:     http://www.geocities.com/timmscott.geo/

Summary:     Song adaptation

Disclaimer:  I was listening to Emmylou Harris' angelic voice
             singing SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO and this came to me.
             Yes, now you know the ugly truth -- I sometimes
             listen to country music.  I'm not making a dime from
             this.  Think about it -- would *you* pay to read it?
             To get the full effect, though, you really should
             hear the song first.




SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO  
             by Emmylou Harris & Paul Kennerly
             track 4, "Songs of the West"


I hear the sound of sorrow in the wind,
Blowing down from every mile I've ever been
Calling me out on some road that just won't end
Where the sweetheart rides the rodeo again.

A thousand nights, a thousand towns, I took the bows
But there is no compensation for me now.
Out along the highway where the West was won
No matter how fast I ride or far I run.

Waiting for the Sweetheart of the Rodeo,
They're coming down from Tonopah to Tupelo.
She'll come to town to ride the radio
Like she's slidin' down the walls of Jericho.
There goes the Sweetheart of the Rodeo.

I stepped into the light you left behind.
I stood there while all the world could see me shine.
Oh, I was on my way to you to make you mine
But I took the longest road that I could find.

Waiting for the Sweetheart of the Rodeo,
They're coming down from Tonopah to Tupelo.
She'll come to town to ride the radio
Like she's slidin' down the walls of Jericho.
There goes the Sweetheart of the Rodeo.






THE SWEETHEART OF ATXC


I hear the sound of flame wars in the wind.
While some poor fool tries to track its origin.
She'll call us to some thread that just won't end
So the Sweetheart can scold the whole NG again.

A thousand nights, a thousand drafts, I wiped my brow
But there'll be no compensation for me now.
Ordover and all his ilk will have their fun
No matter how fast I type or far I run.

We're waiting for the Sweetheart of ATXC --
She'll show us all the way to write a parody,
Her literary/fanfic pedigree,
And the proper placement of apostrophes...
That's why she's the Sweetheart of ATXC.

Now step into the gap she leaves behind,
And stand up where the world can see you shine.
Take a chance and post your piece for all to see
It's just the first step toward posterity.

We're waiting for the Sweetheart of ATXC --
She'll show us all the way to write a parody,
Her literary/fanfic pedigree,
And the proper placement of apostrophes...
That's why she's the Sweetheart of ATXC.

Th-th-th-th-that's all, folks!