 “Donald and Lydia” was originally called “Natural” about two young lovers failing to connect with anybody but themselves and got the characters’ names from a book to help expectant parents name their baby.Prine biographer Eddie Huffman notes, “On the surface the song may have been about masturbation, but on another level Prine aimed at a deeper truth about loneliness and isolation.Steve Goodman would cover the song on his self-titled 1971 album.