Moments

I was coming to the end of a long long walk
When a man crawled out of a cardboard box
Under the E. Street Bridge
Followed me on to it
I went out halfway across
With that homeless shadow tagging along
So I dug for some change
Wouldn't need it anyway
He took it lookin' just a bit ashamed
He said, You know, I haven't always been this way

I've had my moments, days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do
Like that plane ride coming home from the war
That summer my son was born
And memories like a coat so warm
A cold wind can't get through
Lookin' at me now you might not know it
But I've had my moments

I stood there tryin' to find my nerve
Wondering if a single soul on Earth
Would care at all
Miss me when I'm gone
That old man just kept hanging around
Lookin' at me, lookin' down
I think he recognized
That look in my eyes
Standing with him there I felt ashamed
I said, You know, I haven't always felt this way

I've had my moments, days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do
Like the day I walked away from the wine
For a woman who became my wife
And a love that, when it was right,
Could always see me through
Lookin' at me now you might not know it
But I've had my moments

I know somewhere 'round a trashcan fire tonight
That old man tells his story one more time
He says

I've had my moments, days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do
Like that cool night on the E. Street Bridge
When a young man almost ended it
I was right there, wasn't scared a bit
And I helped to pull him through
Lookin' at me now you might not know it
Oh, lookin' at me now you might not know it
But I've had my moments
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This song makes my ashamed to be who I am.
Hundreds are homeless. And what do others do? Sit And Laugh. I used to. Untill a bright summers eve. I was walking to my dads car when I was 10. He had spent a night taking me and my brother to a ball game with his girlfriend. I was walking near Jackie and saw the most horrid thing I've ever seen. A man 40 or 50 years old was holding a sign tears were rolling down his face. The sign said he was homeless and had fought for our freedom in the war. I scrambled through my pockets. Id givin my last dollar to a homeless musisan. All I could do was smile. I felt so unworthy of living like I was. My mom was engaged to a man I hated but I had a home and food, a bed to sleep on. He didnt. I walked down the street a bit more. Another man was sitting with a guitar in hand cursing because all he had was $1 in his bag. I thought of how he could get food with that. And he was still ungratefull. That night I had nightmares about that man. And the retired vetrin.

A day or two passed. My dad had to return something to Emmett a Co-Worker of his. And as we waited for his return a man asked him if he could buy him a burger. Just a $1 burger. My dad said he would because he too had been homeless for 2 years or so. So when we got food from Wendys My dad orderd a Medium coke and a Double cheese burger for the man. We pulled around to give him his food. The look of thanks in the mans eyes were amazing. It made me smile.

Even now I remember those men and others I saw. It breakes my heart that people have to live like that.
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Cowgirls Don't Cry

Her daddy gave her, her first pony
Then taught her to ride
She climbed high in that saddle
Fell I don't know how many times
Taught her a lesson that she learned
Maybe a little too well

Cowgirls don't cry
Ride, baby, ride
lessons in life are going to show you in time
soon enough your gonna know why
it's gonna hurt every now and then
if you fall get back on again
Cowgirls don't cry

She grew up
She got married
Never was quite right
She wanted a house, a home and babies
He started coming home late at night
She didn't let him see it break her heart
She didn't let him see her fall apart

'cause Cowgirls don't cry
Ride, baby, ride
lessons in life are goinna' show you in time
soon enough your gonna know why
it's gonna hurt every now and then
if you fall get back on again
Cowgirls don't cry

Phone rang early one morning
Her momma's voice, she'd been crying
Said it's your daddy, you need to come home
This is it, I think he's dying
She laid the phone down by his head
The last words that he said

Cowgirl don't cry
Ride, baby, ride
Lessons in life show us all in time
Too soon God lets you know why
If you fall get right back on
Good Lord calls everybody home
Cowgirl don't cry

If thats true Im not A cowgirl. Anything but that. I've lost the everylasting game of Life. Everything since I was about 4 or 5 has put me through CRAP. Everything I've ever beleive has turned. The last thing I have that listening to is Max my CAT