Thursday, September 22, 2016

no longer with us(Arnold Melleby, 09.22.2016)

rolling the dice
but there`s something
up his sleeve
another whiskey on the table
another deck of cards
roll out on the green tablecloth
and it´s all forgotten
at least that´s what he thinks
as he drinks
the last drops
of the last call

until he wakes up
and faces reality once more
the morning sun this time
had something special waiting for him
a silver bullet found its way
through the skull of his forehead
and put him a long way behind
all of a sudden
forever was yesterday
and he was no longer with us

you can`t beat the devil
playing at his table
at the odds of about one to sixsixsix
no Lucifer will always win
sin sin sin
crawl your way outta there
before he gets the best of you
before he gets all of you
and gives you the taste of blood
your own this time
I can assure you it doesn´t taste that good

you may pray
but it won´t pay
at least not what you´re hoping for
stick to the everlasting score
and hope
you´ll get back to where you were before
everything told
didn´t make him old
well, that´s what happens
if you don´t listen
to good advice

he´s
no longer with us
I guess he quit smoking
just about now