THROUGH THESE STREETS I RUN LIKE IM HUNTED TONIGHT ON A FAST BREATH THAT BELIEVES IN EVERYTHING HOLY GHOST LIKE AND TRUE AND THE PROMISE OF YOUR WANT FOR ME WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT I WAS BORN IN A SMALL TOWN I HAVENT GROWN TALL LIKE THE GIANTS THE OPEN PLAINS MAKE THEY ARE LARGER THAN LIFE AND NEARLY EIGHT FEET HIGH AND ARE BORN TO TEN THOUSAND DAYS WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT AND GIVEN THE CHOICE BOYS WILL BE BOYS AND WILL THROW THINGS THEY NEVER SHOULD HOLD AND THE OLDER WE GET THE MORE WE FORGET THE WONDER OF THAT FIRST THROW WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT WELL I KEPT MY CALM WHEN THE CHAPEL COLLAPSED BUT I LEFT THERE AS FAST AS I COULD THE ROOF BUCKLED AND BROKE AND NOW THAT ITS GONE ALL THE RAIN FALLS ONTO THE PEWS WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT SO TAKE FORTY FLAGS AND FIFTY THREE POLES AND BUILD A FENCE UP WITH THEM ALL A MAN SHOULD HAVE REASON TO TURN BACK AT THAT BUT THEY JUST PLOUGH RIGHT ON WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT SO THE ROAD IT GOT LOST AND ITS ALL MY FAULT AND ITS MY JOB TO FIND IT AGAIN HELP WAS AT HAND BUT THE BEST LAID PLANS HAVE DUMPED US IN NO MANS LAND WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT A FIELD OF RAPE A FENCE OF BEECH WOOD A BLUE WIDE SKY HIGH ABOVE THE GUARD HOUSE THE GATE HOUSE THE BARN AND THE YARD ANY PIECE OF THIS IS ENOUGH WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT I BOUGHT BOOKS FOR THE FIRE AND WINE FOR THE SEA AND PAPER TO HANG OFF THE TREES I WOULD SETTLE FOR LESS FOR PEACE AND A REST BUT THESE THINGS ARE ELUSIVE TO ME WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT IS THERE A BASIC GOOD A COMMON GROUND A LINE THATS BEEN DRAWN IN THE SAND WELL WEVE CROSSED IT AND SCUFFED IT AND RUBBED THE THING OUT AND WE DO NOT GIVE A DAMN WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT WE COULD HAVE WE SHOULD HAVE WE DIDNT
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:17:45 +0000
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