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Requiem (Autumn in Tulsa)

from HERNDON EP by HERNDON

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Requiem (Autumn in Tulsa)

It was autumn in Tulsa
and springtime in Perth
when the wedding bells rang out
from St. Joseph's Church

Where he lay in the alley
with a cross 'round his neck,
like a bottle of Mad Dog
all broken and spent.

No, I didn't bring flowers,
but I witnessed his death
and stood like a coward
to steal his last breath.

He said, “The problem, you see,
is nearly everyone but me
is a pusillanimous
son of a bitch.

Yeah, they'll look brave and bold,
they'll act cool and cold,
but on the Sabbath they will leave you
like an ox in a ditch.”

So I turned back into the rain,
pulled my collar up close,
and forgetting his pain
I headed back home.

'Cause the sunsets and seasons
are all fictions of this earth:
When it's autumn in Tulsa,
it's Spring, springtime in Perth.

(c) & (p) 2011 Allen herndon (BMI).

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from HERNDON EP, track released November 21, 2011

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