I thought life was treating me kindly
But even fools get fooled now and again
Through hard times and sorrow
You'll beg, steal or borrow
To help out your one good friend
Times was mighty fine, I was in my prime
A pretty girl and brand new car
But like a comet coming down
And crashing to the ground
I got hammered at a cross town bar
Might come in the morning
Never give any warning
Like a sledge hammer driving a spike
While the old man's snoring
Outside it's pouring
There's no telling when lightning's gonna strike
My best old friend always told me
We're brothers, right down to the battle scars
But he stabbed me in the back
Took my girl and Cadillac
And left me bleeding at a cross town bar
© RDBrooks, 2013
