Fool's Legacy
Darren Camp Music 2016
I've lived my life as a pauper
on the dimes and the quarters
that make their way down to me
I'd be lying if I said
my life's been easy
on the cold hard ground
my seed was sewn
where nothing but saw briars grow
When I draw my last breath
don't bother crying
I've been stubborn as hell
brought my troubles on myself
No, I can't blame anyone else
that there's no tribute to me
nobody salutes a fool's legacy
Strike your match and hold to my body
watch this flesh and these bones
be consumed by the flames
and when only the ashes
and carbon remain
send me down the river on slow gentle waves
For the first time in my life
I'll travel past the bend
I've dreamed of going since I was a kid
I'll just float with the current
no burdens on me
freedom, thank God
I found finally
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