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Final Mercy
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Final Mercy |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada 
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Billy wants to tell him but the truth is intense, He knows how it happens wish it made more sense, Driving by a motel he saw them going in, His best friend's wife with another man They've been friends together since they entered time But sometimes there's things a man would like to hide Can't figure how he did it commited such a sin, Cause he's been with her too n afraid of losing him. Chorus: Some things a good friend can't take to the grave Sometimes a good friend has to lose to find their way Some things are cruel when the truth is hard to face but there's no deceit in heaven where the final mercy waits Billy tried to soothe his conscience thinkin she'd make things right, Cause he knows his confession will destroy a happy life But his heart keeps kicking over knowing everything, Is pointless if secrets are all that friendship brings They've been friends together since they entered time And he'd want to know the score somewhere down the line Billy knows mistakes make deception an escape but in the end a true friend can't carry such a weight. Chorus: Some things a good friend can't take to the grave Sometimes a good friend has to lose to find their way Some things are cruel when the truth is hard to face but there's no deceit in heaven where the final mercy waits Bridge: As little boys they'd use flashlights in their windows, Makin secert signals cross the street from their room They set the world aside like another planet, And through the growing years their friendship tried and true Chorus: Some things a good friend can't take to the grave Sometimes a good friend has to lose to find their way Some things are cruel when the truth is hard to face but there's no deceit in heaven where the final mercy waits.. |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
some things are so true they make you stop and take a breath... ( being on the other end of this situation as the wife not being told) M |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
ethome "Some things a good friend can't take to the grave Sometimes a good friend has to lose to find their way Some things are cruel when the truth is hard to face but there's no deceit in heaven where the final mercy waits.." That about says it. Enjoyed |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
sometimes other people aren't real good at keeping their skeletons in the closets...sad for the people that get to see those bones |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Great write, ethome. Made me re-evaluate a situation that happened many years ago. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Ah sweet poet man...hard to tell a secret that holds you in it...harder still not to confess... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
The old morality song... second verse, better than first...  Well done, Sir... |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
awesome write as always! you always speak such truth through your words. take care, amy  "When life gives you sorrow, may you experience the spirit of laughter" |
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