Guitar in the Corner is a song written and performed by Willie Nelson. It was released on his 2014 album, Band of Brothers.
The song is a melancholy reflection on lost love and the passage of time. Nelson sings about a guitar in the corner that used to be his companion, but now only serves as a reminder of what he has lost.
The first verse of the song sets the scene:
There’s a guitar in the corner Used to have a song I would hold it while it played me And I was singing along
The song then takes a turn towards sadness as Nelson reflects on the past:
It was a happy song about a girl loving me Like I loved her But the strings no longer sing And things are not the way they were
In the chorus, Nelson sings about how he longs for the past:
Now when I need a song My mind goes back where I belong But I’m not sure How the future is not clear And the past is just a smoke ring in the air
The second verse of the song is even more somber, as Nelson sings about how the guitar in the corner is all that is left of his lost love:
And that guitar in the corner Just waits there by the wall Standing guard and thinking A new song might have come to call
The song ends with Nelson repeating the chorus, expressing his longing for the past and his uncertainty about the future.
Guitar in the Corner is a beautifully written and performed song that captures the pain of lost love and the passage of time. It is a song that will resonate with anyone who has ever experienced loss.