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God Bless You

from Shadow Line Warnings by Bill White

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ive had good times and bad times
crashed many a nest
there were plenty who had loved me
but none said "god bless you" when i left

ive played the blues and rock an roll
i never would have guessed
id wake up cold and old and lonely
and terrified like all the rest

"see you later alligator"
"after a while crocodile"
there was humor in the parting
but no "god bless you" in her smile

i was never the kind a girl would marry
but i prepared them for the wobbly bed
but they never said "god bless you " in the morning
at most they sometimes said

"who has seen a fart?
neither you nor i
farts emenate from pyramids
through one suspended eye"

some men dont get the message
we are only gigilos
why should women say "god bless you"
when weve brought them down so low?

maybe when we die
we return to the sea
every fish that does not eat us
says "may god bless you and me

there are beanstalks we can climb
their roots strangle the vines
of the tree that is true life
may god bless us all in time

yeah ive had good times and bad times
crashed many a nest
there were plenty who had loved me
but none said "god bless you" when i left

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from Shadow Line Warnings, released July 22, 2022
written by and performed by bill white

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