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Failure

His hat would tilt o’er half his face He kept it locked in a violin case He’d grin cigarettes between his teeth With a red silk tie held up beneath He’d strut around like he owned the town Till the hot red night they shot him down.

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salenna-harshaw

American

Published: May 9, 2011
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