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Alex Trebek ©2020 Robert George


The April streets are empty
Stores are quiet and stark
There are no laughing kids,
With baseballs and mitts
Playing in the park
No vendors on the sidewalk
While I’m walking my dog
Just birds in budding trees,
As I talk to the breeze
In a lonely dialogue

But as I climb these dusty stairs
I don’t lose faith…I don’t despair
And it’s not cable news,
That gets me through
Or a government check
No, what gives me hope
And helps me cope
Is just watching Alex Trebek

It’s things I took for granted
That help me through my day
My old dog in my lap,
A cheddar cheese wrap
And a cup of Nescafe
For in a time of crisis
Men will question the sky
But I fight my doubts and fears,
Cos if Alex perseveres
Then, with God’s grace, so can I

[b]Now, as I ease back in my chair
I won’t lose faith…I won’t despair
And it’s not cable news,
That gets me through
Or a government check
No, what gives me hope
And helps me cope
Is just watching Alex Trebek
Watching Alex Trebek

Making do with less
Is the greatest thing that I possess
And when confusion is all that I see
It’s the simple things that comfort me

So, as I sit back in my chair
I won’t lose faith…I won’t despair
And it’s not cable news,
That gets me through
Or a government check
No, what gives me hope
And helps me cope
Is just watching Alex Trebek
Watching Alex Trebek…

Well done. My mother did two things religiously, church everyday and watched Jeopardy.

I agree, staples like that bring us a sense of normalcy, for me it's baseball, that every day expectation of it being on is hypnotic.

Works today and tommorow, might be a nice tribute when he finally walks off.

Good to see you have a soul.

Thanks, I think.

With something like this, you don't want the lyric to need an intro, and you want it to have a life into the future.

Love the song. It's always interesting what things work for people to get them through. If you don't have that "getaway" thing chances are you may not mentally make it through a major crisis. Good job,
Roger

Thanks, Roger.

RIP...

Nice tribute to Alex. He will be missed.