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I died in the black and white of the Great Depression I died in the blast of Hiroshima I died in the forests of Vietnam And none of them knew who I was But when I died in America’s recession I was lying on the pavement And my head was sticking out my cardboard smoking a cigarette Pleading for a second chance at life, another birth to come out of a hole I was bleeding to live the life like others Marrying together and Christmas was every other year When my tears fell apart at the sight of my children opening their gifts All the things I made for them and Christ, are you listening? I’m blessed at the moment and nothing is wrong They asked if I believed They asked if I hoped And they asked if I prayed And they asked if wanted to come back to earth And I told them all I never thought I could exist again
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Jun 14, 2014
Jun 14, 2014 at 4:13 PM UTC
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I died in the black and white of the Great Depression I died in the blast of Hiroshima I died in the forests of Vietnam And none of them knew who I was But when I died in America’s recession I was lying on the pavement And my head was sticking out my cardboard smoking a cigarette Pleading for a second chance at life, another birth to come out of a hole I was bleeding to live the life like others Marrying together and Christmas was every other year When my tears fell apart at the sight of my children opening their gifts All the things I made for them and Christ, are you listening? I’m blessed at the moment and nothing is wrong They asked if I believed They asked if I hoped And they asked if I prayed And they asked if wanted to come back to earth And I told them all I never thought I could exist again
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Jun 14, 2014
Jun 14, 2014 at 4:13 PM UTC
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