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Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own
Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone
Five nights without a bite
No place to lay his head
And if nobody takes him in
He’ll soon be dead
On the street he spied my face I heard him hail
In our plot of frozen space he told his tale
Poor man, he showed his hand
So righteous was his need
And me so wise I bought his prize
For chicken feed
Newfound cash soon begs to smash a state of mind
Close inspection fast revealed his favorite kind
Poor kid, he overdid
Embraced the spreading haze
And while he sighed his body died
In fifteen ways
When I heard I grabbed a cab to where he lay
‘Round his arm the plastic tag read D.O.A.
Yes Jack, I gave it back
The ring I could not own
Now come my friend I’ll take your hand
And lead you home
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bwoah... quite the downer.... good thing i was taking a shit
so i did not hear it
(i lie....now im downpressed)
![]() 03/16/2018 at 18:32 |
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Not to carry on with a somewhat depressing (but thought provoking) theme, but I immediately thought of this song, and this guy is a favorite of mine.
Charlie Parr - King Earl
Well Earl lives down in a hole in the ground
And his coat is torn, and his shoes are gone
And he ain’t got nothin’ to eat, and nowhere to go
All around this town
Well I ain’t done nothin’ wrong
I can’t get up from down
I’m on my way back home
But I got nowhere to go
Out near the doorway he begs for some change
And hides from the wind, it's "God bless you, ma'am"
Owner steps out with "Beat it you bum"
All around the town
chorus
Back of the liquor store, he digs through the trash
Smoke butts and cans, he carrys 'em in for cash
Owner steps out with "I'll kick your ass"
All around the town
chorus
Earl tells the owner "Now what would you do?"
"If it happened to you, you'd be hungry too"
Owner sees red and comes back with a bat
All around the town
chorus
Earls body lies down in a hole in the ground
His coat is gone, there's trash all around
Thrown in a heap to die all alone
All around the town
chorus
And since it’s Friday, heres a bit more fun/upbeat tune from Charlie (with an Oppo tie in!)
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