Somewhere In Between

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Somewhere In BetweenI’ve seen newlyweds fix up a house beneath clear Texas skiesAnd they think the picket fence n flower garden’s paradiseAnd I know a farmer who built his shack from fieldstone n woodThen dry lightning sparked a blaze that ruined his whole livelihoodI know there’s a heaven and there’s a hellAnd I’ve asked what it all meansI feel them both somehow, because mister for nowWe’re all somewhere in betweenThere’s a mother who holds her young child so gently to her breastAs she thanks the Lord above for how much her life has been blessedWhile a cowboy’s widow takes his urn off the mantelpieceCasting him on the unbridled mustang of a meadow breezeI know there’s a spirit and then there’s boneOne is dust and one is steamI feel them both somehow, because mister for nowWe live somewhere in betweenNow I’m often grateful for the life I’m livin’But how weak can I be and still be forgivenUp at the pearly gatesThere are nights I wonder if I’m still worth savingCos I love wine and the sight of women bathingIn moonlit summer lakesI know there are angels and demons, tooBoth of them have shining wingsI feel them both somehow, because mister for nowI’m still somewhere in between©2007 Robert George