The Drowning Man

Follow what I have to say, and I will make you see,
though the journey will be long, the truth is always there with me,
mistakes are expected and time will slow you down,
but thankfully you will feel brand new.

The man amongst the men and the tales of forgotten times,
as the drink goes down the stories swell, the old man's lost his mind,
and nodding like you've never heard the legend that was he,
Pinnochio's nose continues to grow.

The laughter and the sorrows, at times I want to scream,
but returning from my travels has enabled me to see,
A fallen man is struggling to balance against gravity,
and his wife will give him hell when he gets home.

So its one more for the road, and one for the sidewalk,
the drowning man has sails tonight, nothing can stop his talk,
so undignified he struggles and repeats another tale,
and the barman has to call it a night.

The lonliness of life itself, the darkness is coming fast,
and helping each other through the storm that broke the mast,
the dysentery and cholera that killed the older men,
Has been replaced with alcohol.

So follow what I have to say and I will make you see,
though the journey will be long the truth is always there with me,
mistakes are expected and time will slow you down,
But thankfully you will feel brand new.

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