STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Lightning came blazing out of the sky
Man,  it was coming after me
I felt a sensation when it touched ground
I was emitting electricity

There was no way I could stand up straight
And it wasn't the rum and Coke
I couldn't get the smile off my face
And I'm sure that I was smelling smoke

People came running out of the bar
I guess they saw the lightning strike
They looked at me and hollered holy smokes
Dude you should see what you look like

~~~*Chorus*~~~
I looked like lightning struck me in the face
I walked in the bar...lit up the whole danged place
Got a painted-on-smile, and a melted afro on my head
And everyone saying they're sure glad that I aint dead
Didn't see the Pearly Gates...didn't hear no Angels sing
It's an awakening
Quite frightening
Getting struck by lightning
~~*~~

Got fired from the job I had ten years
Down at the magnet factory
My girlfriend took everything and left
Said my new smile gives her the creeps

Yeah, I got a job at the Mission
Least I can eat and pay the rent
The kids nicknamed me Sir Funny Face
I've never had days so well spent

I'm teaching them how to swim and read
They get excited when I walk up
The best sensation to ever strike
Is they don't care about how I look

~~~* 2nd Chorus*~~~
I look like lightning struck me in the face
I'm walking around, but it's no longer in disgrace
Got a painted-on-smile, and a little fuzz on my bald head
And those sweet kids saying they're sure glad that I aint dead
Didn't see the Pearly Gates...didn't hear no Angels sing
It's an awakening
Quite enlightening
Getting struck by lightning
~~*~~

Teresa Lynn Johnson
Wrdspnr@aol.com
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