I Would Know

[couchgrouch]

I Would KnowMe n Dad stood at the counter, of ol' Tom's hardware storeDad was waitin' to pay for, a new extension cordthis stranger started sayin', we should take our stuff n gothat old timer's busy in back, so who's gonna knowwell Dad looked that guy, straight in the eyeand said "I would knowand that's enough for meI don't care if no one's therewho might seewhat happens in shadowdon't always showbut right is right conscience is my lightand I would know"well, I got held up near Tucson, thanks to summer monsoonsparked my old cattle trailer, sat down in a cool saloonsome cowgirl tried to tempt me, sayin' we'd never get caughtfate would never find out, 'less my ring learned to talkbut I said "the dark, can't hide guilty heartsyeah, I would knowand that's enough for meI don't care if no one's therewho might seewhat happens in shadowdon't always showbut right is right conscience is my lightand I would know"one thing always helps mewalk the straight n truethat's if I would knowGod would, tooand I would knowso that's enough for meI don't care if no man's therewho might seewhat happens in shadowdon't always showbut right is right conscience is my lightand I would knowI would know...I would know"(c)2006 Robert George