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You Saved Me ©2017 Robert George BMI
Wind was howlin’ all around my cabin And the storm was screamin’ right outside I’d been whisperin’ to myself, Then I took somethin’ off the shelf And I went down to the riverside Somehow in the rain and thunder I thought I heard somethin’ moan In the middle of the raging river Was a puppy clingin’ to a stone As I waded neck-deep in that current I could feel the water rise But he never did give up, And when I reached that little pup I could hear it in his eyes
“You saved me When I’d been abandoned By the ones I needed most You saved me And you proved that someone’s Helping hand is always close You saved me”
It took some time for him to face the world again First, we went huntin’ in the woods around the bend Now we’ve both found ourselves a lady friend At the local VFW He still gets scared because his soul’s been scarred But this cruel world hasn’t hurt his tender heart I can hear it in his happy bark When I feed him half my venison stew
“You saved me When I’d been abandoned By the ones I trusted most You saved me And you proved that someone’s Helping hand is always close You saved me You saved me”
Now I watch him curled up on the bear rug Sleepin’ by the fireplace When I think back on the night I found him I can sense the hand of Grace I still see that angry river And that small box on the shelf Lost in a storm of guilt and doubt I took that pistol out And went down there to kill myself…but
“You saved me When I’d been abandoned By the ones I needed most You saved me And you proved that someone’s Helping hand and is always close You saved me”
“Yes, you saved me When I’d been abandoned By the ones I trusted most You saved me And you proved that heaven’s Helping hand and is always close You saved me You saved me You saved me…”
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Man what a twist! Couch, top notch. Thank you for a great read this Saturday morning.
If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop
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Always enjoy your stuff Rob! One line bothered me: "Then I took somethin’ off the shelf" Somethin' doesn't work for me . I thought it should refer to what was needed. (without mentioning the gun obviously) Good stuff. -Mike
P.S. I heard this as waltzy; in a Bo Jangles vein....
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Thanks John. Check back in if you can. I plan on having my book on Kindle this weekend. I'm not sure where to post the announcement, though.
Thanks, Mike. That description needs to be vague, easily forgotten by the listener and be two syllables long with the accent on the first syllable. I thought "something" did the job.
Last edited by couchgrouch; 08/19/17 02:35 PM.
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