Big John...............my Pal___________

[fraankie]

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I remember I was at Bill’s Place<o:p></o:p>

You were the tallest guy I did see<o:p></o:p>

I just had to go and ask you<o:p></o:p>

“will you give your phone number to me?”<o:p></o:p>

you gave me a big grin, a laugh, my hand you did shake<o:p></o:p>

my loneliness slipped away that night<o:p></o:p>

because another friend I did make<o:p></o:p>

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when you, so quietly, sneaked your wife’s bankcard out of her purse<o:p></o:p>

to go out at night for a little rum<o:p></o:p>

I’ll bet the next morning, when you woke up w/all the money gone<o:p></o:p>

You said “oh, higher power, what have I done”<o:p></o:p>

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When Sarah found out about what you did<o:p></o:p>

Came to you screaming, crying, throwing dishes – she said<o:p></o:p>

“where’s the money, john, the gig is up”<o:p></o:p>

I’ll bet you wished you were dead<o:p></o:p>

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When times get tough, as they sometimes do<o:p></o:p>

“I don’t care no more” you may think<o:p></o:p>

We all pray you stop!!!<o:p></o:p>

think of how much we need you here and say<o:p></o:p>

“will anything really get better if I take a drink”<o:p></o:p>

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it really doesn’t matter how tall you are<o:p></o:p>

that first drink you take---real fast---you’ll get pretty small<o:p></o:p>

and remember—<o:p></o:p>

we all know that big, big, big heart of yours is the best part of all<o:p></o:p>

so thanks for your love and acceptance and so much more<o:p></o:p>

you’re the greatest--- and still the tallest<o:p></o:p>

at the meetings <o:p></o:p>