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I thought I was grounded. I thought from my kinda blue-collar outlook on life that I would call myself a grounded person. I was not. I was like a balloon flying around in the air. And as soon as our first child was born, boom - my feet came right down to the ground.

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John Prine

John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer since the early 1970s. Born and raised in Maywood, Illinois, Prine learned to play the guitar at the age of 14.

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    Ich dachte, ich hätte Hausarrest. Ich dachte, dass ich mich aufgrund meiner Art von Arbeitersicht auf das Leben als geerdete Person bezeichnen würde. ich war nicht. Ich war wie ein Ballon, der in der Luft herumflog. und sobald unser erstes Kind geboren wurde, bumm – meine Füße kamen direkt auf den Boden.

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