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Blues and All

Sitting at a bar Just thinking about life Then a man walked in Looking a mess Hey mate, you good? I took a drink to make a toast And that's when he said Mr. Bartender give me your best For tonight I'm a free man Let's forget all the rest and then he looked my way, Saying: A drink or two to stop feeling blue Love is mind blowing only when it's real She took it all, all away And I didn't even ask for it back Its not you, it's me Well, haven't I heard that a million times She never said all the words I needed to hear And now I'm left with the blues I can sing too I'll sing the truth For the pain and the hurt Tonight I'll sing the blues Poor fellow He had his heart broken and all And all he did was come to a half empty place like this I couldn't help it So mate, it's on me He took a shot to make a toast and that's when I said Mr. Bartender give me your Best For tonight I shall speak freely Let's not forget all the rest and then I looked his way, Saying: A drink or two to stop feeling blue Love is mind blowing only when it's real I know she took it all, all away And you didn't even ask for it back Its not you it's me Well, hadn't you heard that a million times He never said all the words I needed to hear And now I'm left here with the blues I can sing too I'll sing the truth For the pain and the hurt Tonight I'll sing the blues I was barely sober but my mind was right I only just took some apple juice I felt sad, sad for him too I looked his way and he wasn't there That's when I realised That I was sitting here too feeling blue

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Date: 7/9/2016 6:31:00 PM
Nice piece!
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Esther Maccarthy
Date: 7/9/2016 7:07:00 PM
Thank you :)

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