The Man Next to Me

from Troubleshooting the Cosmos by Michael McGuire

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The man next to me said kill unless you’d rather die,
You’ll end up in heaven before you know the reason why,
The man next to me he looked like a killer felt,
He said you can wear my hat boy and watch your ego melt,
The man next to me he said this is all just a game,
He said you either take the revenge or the blame,
The man next to me he said there’s only one way out,
He said if your ruled by what is right you won’t be ruled by doubt,
The man next to me says he believes in the word of god,
He lives on a dead in street in the land of Nod,
The man next to me he took hold of his sword,
Split the enemy in two in the name of the lord.

The man next to me I think he’s hurting bad,
But I don’t feel sorry for him he just makes me mad,
Always pointing the finger always ready to curse and cuss,
But he has seen the enemy and the enemy is us.

The man next to me he says he is my brother,
But if this is true; god please don’t tell my mother.

Oct. 92

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from Troubleshooting the Cosmos, released March 31, 1993

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