Give a Guy a Chance

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Give a Guy a ChanceWe were nursing our Old Milwaukeesplaying some airhockeywhen old Jim came insaid he'd been laid off at the planthe said he knew from the get-gohe was gonna be let gocos his boss cut costsby hiring a younger manwe were gonna buy Jim a beerbut I said, "let's get out of herethat won't pay the billsand where I workwe need a man with your skills"yeah, give a man a beerand he'll thank you all nightby give him a chanceand he'll thank you for lifewhen he feels at the mercy of fate and circumstancehe's filled with doubt and he reaches outjust give a guy a chancegive a guy a chanceat first we thought Sam was jokingwhen he said a lifetime of smokinghas tattoed a dark-huedshadow on his lungwhen he said how long he'd been givenhow his friends were the best part of livin'well we almost raised a toastto the good times and bein' youngbut the barkeep said, "it may be cancerbut don't give up that's for damn surelife comes down to Godand I'll bet He can beat the odds"yeah, give a man a beerand he'll thank you all nightby give him a chanceand he'll thank you for lifehe's lost the will to go oncos life feels out of his handshe's filled with doubt and he reaches outjust give a guy a chancegive a guy a chancesometimes what a man needs to copeis the lasting taste of hopeyeah, just give a guy a chancegive a guy a chance(c)2005 Robert George