Song For A Maritime Busker

from Good Example Of A Bad Example by David Haddad

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He's got an anorexic wallet, two thinning leather slabs
Collecting moths like some Chinese-made venus-fly-trap
Had a few jobs but, well, nothings been sticking except
The growing debts and the ever-increasing habits

He throws his case to the street
And makes a beat with the sole of his shoe
Strumming and keeping time
But barely ends up with a handful of dimes

Oh, but the band plays on
He's gonna keep singing his song until they sing along
Or until he breaks a string
He's gonna throw out his voice singing a song about just wanting to sing

Can't get a paying gig unless he learns some Medicine Show
But he don't really wanna hit someone else's notes
He'd rather sit outside some shop or on the side of the road
building new melodies he uses to tell his stories
Give him a cigarette, a dollar, or the kill of your drink
He'll nod or thank you between gravelly serenading
He's hoping, maybe, that the rent won't have to be late this week
But it's not looking good so he takes a walk downtown and

He throws his case to the street
And makes a beat with the sole of his shoe
Strumming and keeping time
But barely ends up with a handful of dimes

Oh, but the band plays on
He's gonna keep singing his song until they sing along
Or until he breaks a string
He's gonna throw out his voice singing a song about just wanting to sing

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from Good Example Of A Bad Example, released February 26, 2018

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David Haddad Ottawa, Ontario

David is a Maritimer making music in his bedroom in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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