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Gold Medal

stand on the podium stand up for the crowd you gold medal coffee maker you champion toll collector you safety food inspector take a bow and wave to the people you road-line painter you lifetime dishwasher the national anthem plays a glory hallelujah salute to you you topflight tire changer pump me up! fire ranger, you game changer with a new world record you photo-finish fish filleter scaling new heights of perfection, golden dusted we salute and applaude you sausage cooker, with mustard you gold medal floured over-night baker you water quality tester we know you do your best or why else would we be standing here now, drinkin' you in all smiles and elation our hometown creation damn! we love you! we cheer you, we pay homage you achieve your promise like sports men and women who run like a train who rise with the sun again, and again, and again to test themselves to challange their body the mettle of their soul we exalt, we extol, we give a bouquet, to those who excel and grab gold medal victory from the jaws of today © Goode Guy 2012-08-06 a bit late in posting I'm afraid...

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