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Walking down the street You held my hand Little trembling me So afraid of the world I remember when it was cold Like a negative 32 degrees or so That day we had to vacate the premises You gave me your coat And said you were warm What do I know? I'm just six years old And you were supernatural I hurried you to the corner Its my first write Papa Please be honest And that's when he glanced at the wall The writings on the wall The shadows behind that stared But you said it was Okay Do you mean it? Do you mean it That's what it was titled And it attracted a bit of a crowd But I was just a kid Out of paper to write I did my research though It's a free country and this wall was Obviously abandoned So why not? From the look on your face Its either you were lost in thought Or deeply trying to recover From what? I do not know But I hope this helps The words you speak All the things you say Do you mean them? Tell me lest I refrain I get scared too you know Now and then I try not to cry Yet now and then it's all I seem to do So when you tell me to hold on Do you mean it? You tell me to cope And you say don't lose hope But papa, who are you kidding? We both know things weren't good You do your best every single day You lie too just so it stays that way But I get you This here is my gratitude That very winter you gave me your coat I died a little So I run out and got me an empty bottle A kind fella gave me something to write with But I just couldn't So I threw the bottle out at sea And stood on a huge rock And shouted at the top of my lungs Not today Lord I pray you so Kind hearts don't end like this Let it be known that you are mighty Then and there an Angel came Told me to go back And when I got there I found a check, you taught me better I had to return it So I spent most days waiting for the bank to open And when they did I made a new friend He took care of me like you did Papa 'Cause that day I couldn't speak My only words were lost and found And that's when it hit me Did you mean it Papa? I come here everyday because of that That one question in my mind Even though I know you did Its the only thing that makes me feel close Did you mean it Papa? When you said you would live forever Because today I'm standing here With you by my side And that winter memory of when you died
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