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One of two great songs from my 2017 album "The Day Chester Killed Himself: Scraps 7"

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Verse 1:
There’s always love. There’s always hope.
There’s always a reason never to let go.
So then how come you didn’t know?
We’re all gonna miss you, and in our hearts, forever, we’ll hold.,.

Chorus 1:
That smiling wise guy.
A guy everybody liked.
At 3-sheets, always a sight.
And a dad who did it right.
I cannot believe he lost his fight!
An ‘always up late’ Mike.
But who loved the sunshine.
Loved admiring the sky.
And loved his kids and wife.
I cannot believe he ended his life!

Verse 2:
The cards always felt stacked, due to the system we have.
But the love is something that you never lacked.
You felt like a burden, though you were not.
But you couldn’t take it, so ya took a train off to the great beyond.

Chorus 2:
You were that smiling wise guy.
A guy everybody liked.
At 3-sheets, always a sight.
And a dad who did it right.
I cannot believe he lost his fight!
An ‘always upbeat’ Mike.
One who loved the sunshine.
Loved admiring the sky.
And loved his kids and wife.
I cannot believe he ended his life!

Bridge:
You couldn’t help but feel like you were so burdensome.
I guess you felt that it’d be safer to just pick up and run.
If you were still here I wonder would you have eventually overcome
Your demons so you could stick around to actually finish raising your son.

Chorus 3:
He was that smiling wise guy.
The same guy everyone liked.
Hosted hilarious late nights.
A dad who raised his kids right.
I cannot believe he lost the fight!
An ‘always up late’ Mike.
But who loved the sunshine.
Loved admiring the sky.
And loved his kids and wife.
I cannot believe he ended his life!

Chorus 3:
He was that smiling wise guy.
The same guy everyone liked.
Hosted hilarious late nights.
A dad who raised his kids right.
I cannot believe he lost the fight!
An ‘always up late’ Mike.
But who loved the sunshine.
Loved admiring the sky.
And loved his kids and wife.
I cannot believe he ended his life!

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from 2017 Greatest Songs, released April 8, 2018

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Bradley Voorhees East Syracuse, New York

Who doesn't enjoy an interesting indie artist? Am I good, am I bad? Who knows. Guess we'll all have to wait and see. Yes, "we" 'cause not even I know myself anymore. I think that really comes out in the tunes though. Who knows, perhaps it may be you who can help solve a mystery? Yeah, I like a lot of retro television :D But I'll be there for you, if you're there for me too! Ha ... more

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