The Random iTunes Fairy must have felt bad for last week’s post calling Ron Sexsmith a “no-hit wonder.” She has brought him back for an encore performance just eight days later.

Today’s track is from the 2008 album Exit Strategy of the Soul. It’s one of Sexsmith’s more sonically interesting albums, adding horns to most tracks and getting a little more experimental in its production. That doesn’t apply to today’s selection, though, which is a pretty straightforward ballad.

I find it hard to take anything called “Thoughts and Prayers” seriously, given that phrase’s association with Republicans reacting to gun violence. And some of these lyrics seem grammatically confusing, unless they’ve been transcribed incorrectly. But it’s a nice enough sentiment, I suppose.