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5/24/2025

Image by Mark Toney using DALL-E (2024-11-06)

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Stoved-Up Man

Stoved-up city
  I’m a stoved-up man
I keep on movin’ 
  Just as best I can
Joints are achin’
  And my bones do creak
My hands are shakin’
  And I feel so weak

I’m a stoved-up man ...
  Do the best I can ...
I’m a stoved-up man ...
  Do the best I can  ...

I’m a stoved-up man
   Workin’ hard all day 
 Do the best I can
   Just to make my pay
Try to make ends meet
   It’s so hard to do
I refuse to cheat
   Stay forever true

I’m a stoved-up man ...
  Do the best I can ...
I’m a stoved-up man ...
  Do the best I can ... 

I’m a stoved-up man
  When my day is through
I hurry on home
  To spend time with you
You’re the only one
  I think about all day
I wouldn’t have it
  Any other way

I’m a stoved-up man ...
  Do the best I can ...
Try to make ends meet ...
  I refuse to cheat ...
It’s so hard to do ...
  Stay forever true ...
I’m a stoved up man ...
  I’m a stoved-up man …
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Godwin Avatar
May 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
What a joy to read, loved the sound in your words and all else ... CayCay
Toney Avatar
May 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
CayCay, thank you for sending sunshine my way. :)
Goldsmith Avatar
May 25, 2025 at 10:56 AM
What a creative write/story. Great Picture... Getting old??? Guess we need some oil in the joints. Makes me think of the old tin man. Have a blessed day writing away.......
Toney Avatar
May 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Great comment, Paula. Yes, we need oil in the joints. ;-)
Mckeithan Avatar
May 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Excellent poem. Great song lyrics if out to music. Woody Guthrie type of song. I know the feeling about the joints.
Toney Avatar
May 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thank you, Oliver, for making my day.
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