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Four Months

from Sick & Sand by Joe McCorriston

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I was standing at the bus stop heading off to play a show
When I felt a tap and turned around for this lonely man to go,
“Hey there kid I see you have a guitar on your back,
Would you care to tell me how you got around to playing that?”
He told me he had cancer and had 4 months left to live,
And that one remaining wish he had was something I could give.
It hit me like a ton of bricks and here it was thing -
This man all he ever wanted was to learn to play six strings.
So we spoke about his life, his 3 children and wife.
While he kept the optimism like a winner.
He taught me how to see, just how selfish we can be
But after all, the smile he kept meant more to me.
Then I had a little time to sit and think about my day
On the bus to Barton road where I was setting out to play
With Dru Blues and many other artists from the scene
Most of which were young, maybe going on thirteen.
It still circulated round my blood while up on stage
Whilst playing to these so called “kids” who usually misbehaved?
I saw them stare and nod like they’re oblivious to it all
Which made me realise that these kids, they’d need to hear some more.
So I played the ones I’d sing, with some heart and a big grin.
Even though they’d want a Katy Perry cover.
But these children need to learn, that you have to wait your turn.
In a perfect world you’d still be left to hurt.

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from Sick & Sand, released October 13, 2014

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