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Carl B
#18

It was a cold night in Nashville
As she stepped out of the cab
Free spirit, hiding from life
An angel in olive drab.






Sat on a bench in Bradley Park


Waiting for sunrise in the dark


Knowing the odds weren't good today
Still, hoping that things were gonna change






 "You've given good service" She'd heard them say


But what  good was that  when she  looked at yesterday

Suddenly her thoughts began to race


As a line of sweat ran down her face

 


 


 


She'd never faced the world alone


And now she was so far from home

 So she picked up her backpack


Heading east across the tracks






 


She came to town to make the rounds


Belting out that Country sound

Thinking stardom could be found


But all that getting knocked around

 


 


 


Bags in one hand, guitar in the other


Approached by a man who said he was her brother

He said "You may not know it but our lives are entwined"


Then he offered her a swig of his wine

 


 


 


She was skeptical at first


But she really had a thirst