Athiest poems 7

I thought I would add something by Barney Bentall; Life Could be Worse. Great song!

Come on



Pa, Ma, Sis, and Jimmy
When out for a drive

And some drunken lawyer hit on them

Everybody but the lawyer died

Pa had lots of debt,

So I went and sold the farm

I'm living in the tenement 
And I'm staving

I got rat bites on my arms



Yeah but

Life could be worse

Things could get bad

I'm lucky I guess

To remember what I had oh...


Waiting in the line one day

For a bit of soup and bread

I met Miss Alicia
And this is what she said



She said

Keep your chin out Bobby

And smile when you talk

Then she went away now

She went away with Pa's gold watch

Yeah but

Life could be worse

Things could get bad

I'm lucky I guess

To remember what I had oh...


I'm lucky I guess

To remember what I had


I'm working out on Davie Street

For a man called Eddie Bones

I give him half of what I make

And he leaves me alone



I tell ya

I don't do no rough trade

Like the corner cowboys do

I'm a temporary resident

Of Lonely Avenue



Yeah but

Life could be worse

Things could get bad

Life could be worse

Life could be worse



I'm lucky I guess

To remember what I had oh...
I'm lucky I guess

To remember what I had oh...
I'm lucky I guess

To remember

What I had


Come on
Come on