Mockingbird (Johnny Skelton)
Johnny Skelton was buried today
And the ground accepted him
Cold and wet, arms stretched wide open
All the way down to Mother Earth's unending embrace
Nobody cried at his cool, cool grave
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break my fall
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break
He wanted just about everything
But this town never seemed to want him
He would curse and scream at what his teachers would say
Until finally he was told to go away
And he'd smoke his cigarette down Main Street
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break my fall
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break
I remember that one hoary fall
Johnny Skelton lit a match to his own home
Took an hour for the fire to dwindle to cinders
Johnny just laughed as ashes suffered and faded to grace
He just laughed at himself every day
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break my fall
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break
That bridge always spooked us teenagers out
But Johnny always pushed it too far
He laid against the edge and he counted to five
Praying someone would find their way to his side
And when they didn't, nobody cried
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break my fall
Oh, mockingbird
Don't break
bjmorga
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