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Dads Home Made Record Player

What have I got to do to make you love me Why won't you love back How am I supposed to love me When you won't even look at me back I am starring at the man in the mirror And no 1 is starring back It's like I am a vampire Awash in cold blood And crocodile tears The years have been unkind to Like sad songs and the rights of those I have wronged I wrote on the back of a postcard to my Dad How wonderful life is with you in my world When the Doctor had given him less than a month to live Stealing every intake of breath Loved to death Leader of our family rag tag band If only I could hold your soft hands One final time I could love myself again Love Like your everything

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Date: 11/12/2017 4:27:00 PM
you have woven these song titles into a fitting poem for your father Christopher :-) hugs jan xx
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 11/12/2017 4:39:00 PM
Very very Clever Jan 11 out of 10 I am sat watching Elton John on I.T.V. My childhood memories are of my Dads home made record player and the only 2 records we had of E.J. My favorite ever song that reminds me of my Dad is . Your Song . Listen to the Lyrics its the probably the most beautiful song ever written . cheers Jan ta . love

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