Discover the story of the song > Death of the Last Stripper – Terry Allen

This song is about a woman who had a son with a guy from Fresno, but no one knows where the guy is now. She had a number in her purse that the protagonist and others tried to call, but nobody answered. They are the only ones who know that she died. The protagonist tried to make her look nice by putting makeup on her and got some flowers, but they couldn't afford a preacher so they said a prayer instead. The mill where she used to work got shut down and now there's no one around. The protagonist admits that they didn't really know her well, but sometimes they still try to call her number. They are the only ones in the world who know that she died.