AN HONEST MAN

My Daddy was a policeman

He and his partner had a source

He gave officers names …spoke loud and plain

Told them who was dirty on the force

I was in the back seat …yeah… I heard him

I’d called Daddy,  just to get a lift

He said Girl…you know that I shouldn't

We are in the middle of a shift

We didn't even get to our apartment

Those traitors trapped us on the streets

Daddy rammed a squad car by the alley

Using himself to shield me

 ~~~*Chorus*~~~

Daddy handed me the keys,

His wallet, and a gun

Said don’t stop until you have to

And don’t trust anyone

I’ll hold them off 

As long as I can

Said …I love you baby

Find an honest man

I could hear the sirens

See the flashing of the lights

Daddy was shooting at them

I was running for my life

~~*~~

I can't go to my friends...when there's danger on the wind

I'm being followed, and I have no plans

I know I'm all alone, I just have to make it home

Daddy said to find an honest man

The neighbors were pounding on their ceiling

I know I  had never screamed so loud

Too soon they were beating on my front door

I hollered louder… just to drown them out

They said they were calling the cops in

I screamed ~~~ do whatever pleases you

I was packing a bag of my memories

Wondering what the hell I was to do

I closed my eyes so I could see my Daddy

Had to find an honest man, a trusted friend

Those dirty pigs shot Daddy in the city

For twenty years he’d been one of them

~~~*Lyrical Bridge*~~~

I watched two honest men lose their lives tonight

And I know they died for me to survive

Well, I'm going after the bad guys with this gun

They'll never live to take another life

~~*~~

Daddy had talked about a rookie

Said if he was his Son …he would be proud

I called and I told the kid what happened,

Grabbed my bag of memories, and walked out

That Rookie pulled up in a squad car

Asked if I was ready for a fight

I said let’s go hunting, pulled out my gun,

And we disappeared into the night

We had formed a bond, before that night was done

We were like ghosts drifting through the haze

We ended their careers, no hesitation here

We mourned my Daddy after dues were paid

 ~~~*Chorus*~~~

Daddy handed me the keys,

His wallet, and a gun

Said don’t stop until you have to

And don’t trust anyone

I’ll hold them off

As long as I can

Said …I love you baby

Find an honest man

I could hear the sirens

See the flashing of the lights

Daddy was shooting at them

I was running for my life

~~*~~

He took me to his house as the sun rose 

Hugged me goodbye at the door

Said he’d see me after work, smiled away the hurt

And said you don’t have to worry anymore…

I felt safe and sound, by the time that I laid down

Whispered Daddy as I drifted off to sleep

Vengeance is done…a new life has begun

I felt a gentle touch …brush against my cheek

~~~*Finale*~~~

That night in my dreams  there was no fear and screams

There was Daddy ...as he walked me down the aisle

When we reached it's end, He released me to him

And as he let go of my hand...

He said be happy...

Go love your honest man

~~~*~~~



Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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