Going-Away Song
 
Time to make a felony of breaking a heart
and waltz off without looking back.
Judge knows all about being kept in the dark.
Lyin' like a rug, and that is a fact.
 
It is now a crime to lead a person on,
Judge and jury of your betters agreeeee.
Sentence to lie alone dawn after dawn.
Beg to be forgiven on your kneeeees..
 
Justice demands that you wear an A
and write a bunch of times you're ashamed.
Hurt people who love you, you gotta pay.
News flash:  love is not a gaaaaame.
 
Don't expect sympathy;  we all know
you broke every promise you made.
Had your highs, here come the lows.
As for parole, gonna be a cold day.
 
Don't expect visitors in prison..
Entered and broke too many hearts...
Think parole 'til you are dizzy.
It is your turn to stay in the dark.
 
Goodbye and good luck with your new career.
Work hard, get t'be a trustee, some such..
Split before the sentence -- twenty years?
Ask me, it's not nearly enough.
 
Picture me making love all I want
when not singin an dancin up a storm..
Get out, just pull the same stunt.
Joke to talk like you will reform.
 
Ohhhh, it is a felony to break a person's heart
and waltz off without looking baaaaack.
Judge knows all about being kept in the dark.
You're lyin like a rug  {join in, everyone}.
To quote the D.A., 'ass a fac' !!.
 

      (c) Phyllis Jean Green, February, 2008