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Be Like John Wayne

Written April 14, 2017 It's easy to fall in love Even easier to break apart I've been trying for six long years To mend this broken heart You used to talk to me so sweet My biggest fan in the bleacher seats From the rose bush to the baseball bat Why'd you have to go and be like that Why don't you just be like John Wayne Why'd you go and have to die Why don't you just be like John Wayne Even he cried sometimes Life never looked so bleak Than the day you left me It's easy to forgive sometimes But this ain't one of those times Sticks and stones may break my bones Glass houses are all I've known From the salt shaker to the baseball bat Why'd you have to go and be like that Why don't you just be like John Wayne Why'd you go and have to die Why don't you just be like John Wayne Even he cried sometimes

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Date: 7/21/2022 5:49:00 PM
This is a heartbreaking piece—and brilliantly penned… well done! Always, Laura
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Date: 7/10/2022 1:52:00 PM
a very interesting title for this one. The message of lost love is well expressed,
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