Roy Merritt Poet Lyric

What Do You Do

WHAT DO YOU DO
By Roy Merritt

What do you when your neighbor
Seems to have lost his mind
What do you do when your best friend 
Walks around when blind

What do you when your lover
Seems a stranger from afar
What do you do when your ride
Drives drunk inside his car

Don’t pat ‘em on the back don’t give ‘em a kiss
Give ‘em one up side the head teach ‘em to resist

Do you shrug your shoulders
Think it’s just a simple phase
Do you just ignore it all
And pray for better days

Do you slowly walk away
Do you refuse and tune out
Do you weep for heaven’s mercy
Swim away like a trout

Don’t pat ‘em on the back don’t give ‘em a kiss
Give ‘em one up side the head teach ‘em to resist

Do you pray to almighty God
Do you call their MD
Do you just give up on them
In fear of them do flee

Do you go hire a shrink
To delve deep inside their head
Do you tie ‘em down with ropes
And force ‘em to stay in bed

Don’t pat ‘em on the back don’t give ‘em a kiss
Give ‘em one up side the head teach ‘em to resist

Do you show your rage
Do you express your shock
Do you drag ‘em down to the river
And throw ‘em off the dock

Do you set fire to the house
Do you burn it down
Do you push ‘em to the floor
As it crumbles to the ground

Don’t pat ‘em on the back don’t give ‘em a kiss
Give ‘em one up side the head teach ‘em to resist

Its all up to you now 
Nothing right now is clear
I’ve done my part so far
I’ve done it all this year
 
But if one thing is certain
They shouldn’t drink this wine
Everything is up for grabs
Our country is on the line

Don’t pat ‘em on the back don’t give ‘em a kiss
Give ‘em one up side the head teach ‘em to resist
   
Don’t pat ‘em on the back don’t give ‘em a kiss
Give ‘em one up side the head teach ‘em to resist

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Kevin Leake December 3, 2016 at 11:41 AM Enjoyed your lyric Roy, Makes for good reading, perhaps a kick up the rear maybe more appropriate!!! Best Wishes Kevin Roy Merritt December 3, 2016 at 1:35 PM Thanks for your opinion on this one Kevin, but I'm inclined to think your leg would give out or fall off considering some 60 million folks would deserve such on their backside!