D E a D O F T H E Family
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DEAD OF THE FAMILY
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I don’t know very much at all
I know red means stop and green means go
I don’t live in the deep south yet I have a southern drawl
And I also know the things that I don’t know
At first it was difficult admitting that fact
To tell people that I’m not so wise
Then I’d explain all the things which I’ve lacked
Such as an untraditional upbringing I still despise
Perhaps it’s the fact that everyone in the family has bruises
Yet no one goes to the emergency clinic for aid
And in this family there are no winners nor f*****g loses
Everyone beats every one just for a miniscule mess he may have made
Two ostensibly ordinary people are bringing their kids up with military rules
There was a lawyer down the street but we could never nerve up and go
We may be mistreated, mishandled but we’re no damn fools
And as I said, the only thing I know is what I don’t know
© (2011)….Phreepoetree
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