Tragedy

By Eugene Blanchard
Copyright 1983, 2000

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I wake up in the morning
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My head hangs down in shame
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A troubled night behind me
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Another day to face

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One mistake that haunts me
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And causes all my grief
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A cigarette burn reminds me
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Of my life's tragedy

Oh how can they forgive me
How can they know
The weight on my shoulders
of three teens no more

I close my eyes
I see their faces
I'm afraid to drive my car
Seventeen years, not yet a man
A walking tragedy

My head aches, it's full of knots
I wish that I could die
I've got no excuse
Like drugs or booze
To stop the pain inside

Sorrow til it hurts
I've offered
A lifetime agony
Still their anger they hang on
this pointless tragedy