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Faithfulness--An Endangered Specie

The new bride yells, "i cant live without john he's my life, my joy, in him i've found true love two years later john takes his own life 'cos he stumbled upon his best friend in bed with his wife o faithfulness where liest thou how i long for a glimpse of thou I'm strapped for cash and dad's in an institution please help me lord, i’ll remain your faithful son in no distant time, things turn around but my dollars are for neon shows and fast cars to cruise around i speed past church without looking in my morning devotion is with a whore and half a pint of gin o faithfulness where liest thou how i long for a glimpse of thou Mike was a bright lad orphaned at age of four i paid his way through school and he ended up the governor one chilly morning with trouble's cold hands around my neck i turned to his excellency to help me with some cheque after long hours of staring at the ceiling i got to meet his secretary who said he wasn't in on getting to my car , i found my key missing i trudged back to the office and caught boss and secretary kissing o faithfulness where liest thou how i long for a glimpse of thou Jack was the most trusted of the king's closely knit guards he had been the crown's favorite since he was but a lad one day the crown was found fallen alongside his brother it turned out jack sold him out to his half-brother o faithfulness where liest thou how i long for a glimpse of thou please faithfulness, just a glimpse

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