- "Lake Marie": This song, off 1995's "Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings," was often the rousing finale to Prine's live show. With its oft-repeated chorus — "We were standing, standing by peaceful waters/ ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Some people, the songs just come out of them. For nearly half a century, they tumbled out of John Prine like nothing. His songs — compassionate, funny, sage — make up an American ...