Disappearing Act

Album: Dancing With the Beast (2018)
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  • Well I used to be something back in my prime
    Had myself a pretty good time
    By the looks of me you'd never know it today
    Had a ring on my finger at 24
    We had 40 good years, then 10 more
    He took sick and he died on Christmas Day

    Well I lost two babies, kept one more
    Lost him too when he went to war
    And all his daddy could say is it'll make him a man
    He did two tours of duty out in Iraq
    He came home but he didn’t come back
    And that's somethin' that I'll never understand

    Good things come, good things go
    If it lifts you up, it'll lay you low
    People leave and they don't come back
    Life is a disappearing act

    I seen all kinds of women, all kinds of men
    Ain't a lot that you can call friend
    And most things don't turn out like you think
    You can travel the world, you can sail the seas
    You can yes sir, no sir, pretty please
    Still you end up cryin at your kitchen sink

    Good things come, good things go
    If it lifts you up, it'll lay you low
    People leave and they don't look back
    Life is a disappearing act

    Well it's lonely inside this dark cocoon
    And I'm wonderin' if Jesus is comin' soon
    And if he is, he better make it quick
    Cause Jesus and me we got us a deal
    He does the miracles, I spin the wheel
    But before I go, I got one last trick

    Good things come, good things go
    You'll be taking your bows before you know
    People leave and they don't come back
    This is my disappearing act
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