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Better Things

from The Longing by Chris Collins

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This town is long gone
The buildings and all the people
Last turn i'm off the road
I park by the silo
An aged man opens the door, walks off the porch,
Comes up to my window
And he said

I was born and raised in this town
Look around you
There's no pollution of lights
I can see every mark on the moon
So I ain't selling this land to business man
What kind of fool are you?
Get back to your shiny fucking life I've got,
Better things to do

I know this must be him
His eyes are glassed and he's stained with Gin
I noticed that he's been living alone
And this farm ain't no income
Before i could say what I came here to say
He started screaming and he meant everything
And he said

I dont need no certified range
I use the woods behind you
So if your gonna take all of my guns away
I hope you know how to shoot
Damn kid you're half of my age
What kind of man are you?
I said I don't know
but i'm your son,
you left cause you had better things to do

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from The Longing, released March 13, 2013

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