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Pancho said to Lefty hey I’m dying
the doctors say I aint got very long
they say there’s cancer all throughout my liver
its gonna send me back where I belong
Lefty felt the ground drop out beneath him
he felt his heart fall right though the floor
his oldest friend he loved just like a brother
a man who fought beside him in the war
a tear rolled down his cheek he couldn't help it
it tumbled off and landed in the sand
the first of many tears, he’d cry a river
much deeper than the mighty Rio Grande
Poets tell, that Pancho fell
he may be in heaven he may be in hell
and all that's left of Lefty is a shell
maybe its just as well
Pancho said to Lefty quit your crying
I lived my life I’m not a young man
I need you strong and steady and beside me
I’ve been thinking and I think I got a plan
well Lefty said whatever I can do friend
I’ll be there day and night at your sick bed
but Pancho shook his head and with a smile
said you’re gonna put a bullet through my head
Lefty grabbed his hand and said I’d never.
With all we’ve been through and blood we’ve bled
but Pancho said my friend its for the bounty
I aint worth much alive but I’m worth a fortune dead
a thousand bucks will last you for a lifetime
keep you full of bread and meat and beer
you could even split this god damn desert
I hear Ohio's nice this time of year
Poets tell, that Pancho fell
he may be in heaven he may be in hell
and all that's left of Lefty is a shell
maybe its just as well
Pancho sank down to his knees in front of Lefty
he said I made my peace and this is how it ends
lefty said I love you like a brother
and Pancho said I love you too my friend.
A shot rang out and echoed off a mesa
and Panchos eyes faded into black
and Lefty left the desert sad and lonely
and vowed that he was never going back
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Everything That Ever Was
05:49
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First smile and laugh and you’re well on your way
then walking and talking new things every day
then school and a kiss grow up fast as you can
till there in your shoes stands a handsome young man
and this wont last forever
nothing ever does
just blink and its all over
every thing that ever was
be smarter work harder get better at life
a house and a baby a beautiful wife
insurance and taxes retirement plan
a husband and father, a real family man
and this wont last forever
nothing ever does
just blink and its all over
every thing that ever was
the days turn to decades and time marches on
there’s birthdays and grandkids, one day your wife's gone
then doctors and nurses another damn scan
and there in your bed lies a dying old man
and this wont last forever
nothing ever does
just blink and its all over
every thing that ever was
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knumb the geek Berlin, New Jersey
knumb the geek is a solo acoustic act living in the fetid swamps of south Jersey.
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