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The Oldest Tune

from Supergene by The Good Hard

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I gave my child my anger,
Tho not of my intent,
It happened cuz I showed her
My anger now and then.

And like the tireless worker
I raised her good to be,
She profited my anger
And gave it back to me.

Be careful with your children;
Give but what you’d receive,
Cuz all that you endow them
Comes back to you increased.

I gave my child my sadness,
And now he cannot smile,
I’ve seen him crawl near twenty
When he might skip one mile.

He weeps to see the sunrise
As such means it must set,
And all cuz I begot him
The sadness I now get.

Be honest with your children,
But don’t tell them the truth,

Cuz every truth you tell them
Comes truther back to you.

We give our children nuthin’
But what our folks bequeathed,
Which their folks’ folks’ folks pickt them
From off that folky tree.

And so the wheel keeps a-rollin
Down roads of no return;
We teach our darling children
The things we never learned.

So rear your children rightly
On rules you’d wish to bide,
But know that what’s unsightly
A child will not hide.

Of course, there’s hope for family;
We love our children too,
And when they’nt sad or angry,
They return it much improved,

But even with their lovin’
You sup what you have stewed,
For surges from your children
What you might wish subdued.

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from Supergene, released April 17, 2022

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The Good Hard is playwright, poet, and musician Kirk Wood Bromley's band featuring players and producers in NYC and Arizona. Email the "Contact The Good Hard" link below if you wanna talk.

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