An Ounce of Prevention(Is Worth a Pint of Cure)
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:34 am
An Ounce of Prevention(is Worth a Pint of Cure)I once thought I carried, the weight of the worldI never made time for, the needs of my girlShe said my heart of stone, hit her like a ton of bricksNow I lift a bottle, cos I’m lonesome and heartsickBut an ounce of prevention, Is worth a pint of curejust simple little gestures, to show I cared for herpickin’ up the phone, when I worked late at nightpickin’ her a rose, rather than pickin’ fightsnow a pint in my pocket, barely helps me endurebut an ounce of prevention, is worth a pint of cure‘stead of lifting her spirits, by kissing her tenderlyI told her she’d never, do better than meNow I eat those words, and wash it down with ginCold midnights are a taste, of my own medicineBut an ounce of prevention, Is worth a pint of curejust simple little gestures, to show I cared for herpickin’ up the phone, when I worked late at nightpickin’ her a rose, rather than pickin’ fightsnow a pint in my pocket, barely helps me endurebut an ounce of prevention, is worth a pint of cureHere I am alone in the dark, with the past heavy on my heart…But an ounce of prevention, Is worth a pint of curejust simple little gestures, to show I cared for herpickin’ up the phone, when I worked late at nightpickin’ her a rose, rather than pickin’ fightsnow a pint in my pocket, barely helps me endurebut an ounce of prevention, is worth a pint of cure©2007 Robert George