Long Shot Lover

Ed Robbins
I'm a long shot lover
A cop whose undercover
Trying to bag a witness
Inner test of fitness

Bugging shots
Fired at me
A branch upon
My family tree
Has finally broken
Finally free
A dove upon
The ocean sea

Raking life is breaking me
Destitute, in poverty
Lonely hearts
A pair of threes
Diamonds, Jacks
A fallen tree

Keep me silent
Keep me scarce
Keep me far
From Heaven's stares
Tell me that the world is free
To live and wonder
Walk and be

Living in this world today
Our kids will never walk and play
Never know the brightest day
The love of country
What to say

Walking forward, walking back
I stand and sit
I comb and tack
I say one thing and
Then another
Insult you then
Call you my lover

Fair ye well my heart's delight
When I saw you then
I felt so right
You captivate my arms and chest
My blood's like wine
A sodden crest

Lurching forward lurching back
You break my heart then put it back
You tell me that its all Ok
Crush my hopes and walk away

I never really could say what
I never could say why
You left my spirits waiting on
An Island in the sky

Nothing ventured nothing gained
My clothes are damp
The pouring rain
I'm waiting in the cold outside
To hear from someone
Darkened pride

I said I was a long shot lover
A foolish cop whose undercover
A desperate man a crazy chap
A tete a tete a desperate slap.

Published by Ed Robbins

Musician/Artist, Writer, Business Student. Dad.  View profile

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