A MUSICIANS SOUL

In youth I built tree cabins

And sometimes girls butts I'd be grabbin'

To the woods with my friends, off we'd go

Til mom yelled, "Time to practice piano."

Through the window I'd see them clown

Mom would look out at them with a frown

Their fingers played on the window sill

An imaginary piano invented by Bill

Mom would go and pull the curtain

Then it became extremely certain

By Junior High I'd play school dances

While smiling at my friends, their girls and their prances

For this we got cash

And almost in a flash

With the cash there was free beer

In no time I'd gone from there to here

Through marriages, children and grandchildren I'd play

Going on and on until I was gray

Colonoscopies and chemo haven't stopped my direction

I love my family and music without rejection

I'm sure I'll go on without strife

I've done this before in another life

I'll leave this Earth with one thing to say

"You know I'll be back again to play"

James Edward George