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St. Paul Let It Go

from 52 Week Club Songs by Ryan Lawson

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Song 5 of the 52 Week Song Club

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Remember the man
who they called Saint Paul
reluctant and quiet
cowboy skinny and tall.
He never hung around
the funerals of all
the people dying.
He couldn't stand the sound
of all the mothers
with their babies crying.

Don't you know?
Saint Paul let it go...

Saint Paul went to prison
back in 1984
for being a stranger
bursting through another
stranger's door.
His cell became
his quiet tomb
warm and cozy
much like his mother's womb.

Don't you know?
Saint Paul let it go...

Saint Paul was released
in 1995.
Saint Paul had finally seen
the golden light.
He found a house
way deep in the hills
with overgrown rose bushes
and wild daffodils.

Don't you know?
Saint Paul let it go...

Saint Paul was only 55
when a noose came and found
a way around his neck
and it tied.
So, he swung
like a lonely metronome.

Saint Paul was happy
that he had found a home.

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from 52 Week Club Songs, track released February 3, 2012

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