Bullet on a Whim

from Song​-​A​-​Day by Bill White

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the one who saved you yesterday
is wasting you today
you give everything you got
then get a bullet in your heart on a whim
and it tears right through your skin

taking trains from place to place
face to face you play
the festival circuit
third stage tents
where they shuffle the solo acoustic acts
that have fallen through the cracks
onto their backs

walking to the grounds
taxi wont take you
too much traffic
and its faster to walk
than to hitch
you will never get rich
but you found your nitch
in the bargain bin
and then someone fires a bullet on a whim
and it tears right through your skin

crossing the river of the dead
you fall as the water falls
where those who have escaped the horrors
and ridiculous comedies of everyday life
play the slots and the wheel
you ask for a new deck
but you get the same deal
somebody shoots a bullet in your heart on a whim
and it tears right through your skin

if you get another throw of the dice
and win a chance to ride the wild mouse twice
be content to be with other people in the moment
dont try to install yourself into their lives
you do that and they put themselves on pause
until you are gone

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from Song​-​A​-​Day, released July 3, 2019
written and performed by bill white

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