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For Sale By Owner

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Ya still got to get up and get going!

Candle flickers hot at midnight

Door slams shut

Nothing lasts forever

Turns out it was just a note

Thirty-year mortgage out on loan

Spent the spring running for cover

Pipes and breakers have been blown

Wandering empty halls

Wondering how far the fall

Knock at the door shakes the walls

Jerry the insurance man

How much for the lawn mower and trailer

I slam the door in his face

Walked into the bathroom to take a piss

Saw what was left in the mirror

A worn-out old man and his fear

Fuck that!

Those bills past due

Prospects down to a few

Opened the door, yelled out to Jerry

You aint left yet!?

He looked over his shoulder

I said. “What’s your best offer

Everything is              For Sale By Owner

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