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Down the Line

the pessimist's lament

By Dan WestPublished 2 years ago • Updated 2 years ago • 1 min read

Looking down the road

Ain't my idea of fun,

Because as bad as it is,

It has only just begun.

Oh baby, oh baby

It's been a long long day.

Oh baby oh baby

Please don't run away.

Just do me a favor

And don't repeat what I say.

Down the line

Down the line

The music will still be catchy

The women will still be fine.

Don't ask me what I know

Don't ask me where I go,

Just turn yourself in profile

And walk real low,

Like Groucho Marx

Or Rosa Parks.

Oh baby oh baby

It's been a long long day.

Forget that you feel we gotta pause.

It's too late now.

Now that we've seen their claws.

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    Written by Dan West