Colt 45

He likes Colt 45
Man how he drinks like a fish
He’s finally figured out 
There’s more to life than this

A beer a girl oh now 
It’s all the same 
He’s living in a world 
Surrounded by guilt and shame

Fear of himself keeps him honest
With all his world on display
For only you to see
For days he goes sleep deprived 
Riddled with emotion he can’t explain

He burns one down 
To forget his life
It’s harder to see
What’s in front of him
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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