"A Hole (One Time)" Copyright October 1, 2022 by Gary E. Andrews
C/G 332O1O
Am XO221O
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(Chorus)
Once upon a time, I fell into A Hole.
I fell into A Hole, One Time.

(Verse I)
It wasn't in the woods!
It was broad daylight!
That's when Momma said,
she knew,
I was,
no good.
Once upon a time, I fell into A Hole.

(Verse II)
Once upon a time, life became sublime!
Everything I'd try, succeeded!
I'd win!
It wasn't any good!
It felt like a fight!
That was many lone-ly,
years ago,
tonight!

(Bridge)
Like a fairy tale,
a mad prince meets a queen,
to play an epic fail,
if you know what I mean---!

Once upon a time, I fell into A Hole.
I fell into A Hole, One Time.

(Verse III)
I do what I should;
straighten up!
Fly right!
That was many lone-ly,
years ago,
tonight!
Once upon a time, I fell into A Hole.

(Coda)
Once upon a time, I fell into A Hole.
I fell into A Hole, One Time.
Once upon a time, I fell into A Hole.
I fell into A Hole, One Time, One Time, One Time.

I've been finding irregular Song Structures lately. This is one. I think it works.
An odd Lyric, odd Singer-Character's tale.
Singing it, thinking about it, I imagined that parents should warn their children, when they go out the door, alone, on their own, no guidance but their own, "Beware! The world is full of holes."
Some holes are small. You trip over them, maybe learn to pay closer attention, and not trip over little holes again.
Some are larger. You fall down, get up, dust yourself off, go on down the street.
But down the street are bigger holes, deeper holes, holes you might fall into, and never get out of again.
There's a man down the street, selling tobacco. Tobacco's a hole. You may fall into the tobacco hole and give that man your money the rest of your life, which may be shorter. He's got a Government License to sell you that tobacco. He's got a Government License, to make his living killing; killing you. He kills 435,000 American Citizens a year, with a Government License to make his living...killing.
There's another man...or maybe the same man, selling alcohol, with a Government License. Alcohol is dope, like any other dope. I don't know about you, but alcohol will make me just as stupid as any other dope. I'll say and do stupid things. It will take an intelligent man, or woman, and make them stupid. It will take kind people and make them mean. Responsible people will be irresponsible. Alcohol is a hole you can fall into.
Not all holes are drug-related, but those are some big ones. Some holes you fall into, and never get out again. Some holes lead to other holes. Sometimes there are people down in the holes who 'escort' you deeper into the hole, or to other holes. Half of the people in prison, a hole, committed their crimes under the influence of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs. They fell into one hole, one time, and it made them fall into other holes. Once upon a time...so the story goes.

Last edited by Gary E. Andrews; 10/17/22 02:24 PM.
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