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by Eddie Edwards Draper
You don't know what life is eight months going nine- Not yet a year has passed your eyes but you will know in time-- Yes, we will protect you forget sorrow - forget crime-- A parent is an umbrella thru the ages - thru all time-- Ecstasy as morning breaks no tears at mooring night-- A tender hand will always shade you from the worldly light-- |
IT'S ONLY LIFE
in the trial of life Juries' conscience often fails And sends a coffin - to a man whose only sin - no bail-- Death watch follows every step Aghast, the angels float to neigh- And holy nights can't save a man whose destiny is thine-- Innocence recalls a kinder day Too tired to try the break and pain- And one resolve no trial can break- that justice is a two-faced lane-- |
Eddie Draper is a native of the Mississippi Delta. He now lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is a songwriter and musician.