a hole left to fil

from Speeding Up the Process by -k

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I wrote this song for an old man who worked at Wal-Mart in Altoona IA. I used to stop and chat with him and listen to his opinions and stories. He was living with a girl friend of sorts but she passed away. He wasn't able to stay there anymore and so he moved on somewhere else.
Never saw him again.

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A hole left to fill
Well I’ve been with that old lady a month shy of twenty years
We split the bills right down the middle and I kept her house in shape.
But she willed away her property to all her daughters three
And now I’m just left here a wondering if I’ll have to leave here or stay.
(chorus)
Ain’t it ironic? Who woulda guessed?
You’d think letting go wouldn’t leave such a mess.
But there’s a funeral to plan and pictures to frame
There’s debts to be paid and a symptom to blame.
And there’s always a hole left to fill
Yes there’s always a hole left to fill.

I got a brother down in Missouri; he says I can stay with him.
I think I’ll take him up on his offer and make for some greener hills
And when I cross that southern border, I won’t look back o’er my shoulder.
I’m leaving everything up in Iowa in a hole left to fill.
(chorus)

Well now all you silly Christians, getting buried in the dirt,
Paying for your preservation, waiting for the revelation.
Well y’all just now remember nothing in this life is free.
Being born is just a dowry for a coronary fee.

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from Speeding Up the Process, released August 28, 2014

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-k Hurdland, Missouri

i sing songs that pop in my head.
I record them so i can forget them.
Here they are.
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