Ballad of a Scandal

Now let's begin This tale I'll spin Took it on the chin Never thought I'd win Honeysuckle Boot belt buckle Scraped up knuckle Raspy chuckle Kicked my ass Soft green grass Still I sass This too shall pass Knew I'd lose It was no use I had to choose Handpicked noose Before I fought Tied a knot In the rope id brought For justice sought But then a sound Shots rang out loud Eyes search the crowd Never been more proud To my rescue My only nephew To my opponent says " I can't let you." " I should be the one that gets to." With those words I shut my eyes Feel the lump in my throat rise Purse my lips choke back my cries Really though it's no surprise See we all had a common flame All three had tried to stake our claim Yet all we did was bring her shame Upon my lips her sweet name...