Saturday, June 3, 2017

MY .02 CENTS

MY .02 CENTS

V1

HE SAID BOY YOU'D BETTER NOT END UP
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS.
I'M JUST TRYIN' TO HELP YOU OUT
NOW LISTEN UP SON
HERE'S MY .02 CENTS.

GRANDPA SAID:

DON'T RUN OUT
INTO THE STREET
TO GET THAT SOCCER BALL.
DON'T FOR-GET TO TIE YOUR LACES
OR YOU JUST MIGHT TRIP AND FALL.
DON'T TRY TO CLIMB UP THAT 50 FOOT
EVER-GREEN TREE OR THAT UN-SCALE-ABLE WALL.
ALWAYS STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE.
BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE
AND LIKE THAT EVERGREEN TREE
STAND TALL.
HE SAID EVERYTHING ABOUT LIFE I'M TELLING
YOU IS COMMON SENSE.
BUT I CARE ABOUT YOU SO I'M GIVING YOU
MY .02 CENTS.

I'D GIVE IT ALL UP IF I COULD
THROW IN MY .02 CENTS

IF ONLY I COULD HAVE THIS WISH
IF ONLY I  HAD NEVER BROKEN THAT
FENCE
ITS HARD TO MOVE ON
BECAUSE ITS YOU
THAT I MISS
YEAH I'D GIVE IT ALL UP IF I
COULD HAVE  MY .02 CENTS


I'D SAY

I WANT YOU BACK
WE COULD START
A NEW LIFE
DOWN IN OLE' MISS.
AND YOU COULD BE
MY COUNTRY
SOUTHERN BELLE
WIFE.
WE'D TURN EVERYTHING
AROUND
AND THERE'D BE NOTHING
TO FIX.
IF I COULD JUST HAVE YOU
BACK AND GIVE YOU
MY .02 CENTS


(Unfinished)

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