Some Things You Borrow and Some You Steal

[couchgrouch]

Some Things You Borrow, Some Things You StealMike hadda play shortstop with a first base mittthe cap he bummed from his brother didn't fitbut he was happy to make that teamthe pitcher laughed at his Mike's borrowed jerseybut Mike showed that punk no mercyhe grinned and spit and then he hita triple with his first swinghis clothes were mix n match from here n therelike some old wife's silverwarebut when he caught that pitcher half asleepstealing home was a mem'ry he'd always keepcos some things you borrow some you stealyou can either follow or go with what you feeltime will tell but not until tomorrowsome things you borrow...some things you stealAqua Velva wouldn't do for a girl that niceMike splashed on some of his dad's Old Spicethen drove down that sweet thing's roadshe was fine and he couldn't face herwith dandruff on his old black blazerso he got his dad's best Sunday hatand white sportcoatwhen he sat by her in that bijou's seatsfor some reason she hadda sneezebut she moved closer in the darkand when he stole a kiss he stole her heartyeah, some things you borrow some you stealyou can either follow or go with what you feeltime will tell but not until tomorrowsome things you borrow...some things you stealyears later she sat by Mike's poor bedand their past was a movie in his mindhe longed for more stolen momentsbut her tears and his coughs were omenshe was living on borrowed timeand paying it back is harder when true loveis what ev'ry year is made ofsome things you borrow some you stealyou can either follow or go with what you feeltime will tell but not until tomorrowsome things you borrow...some things you steal(c)2005 Robert George