Name: How Special Are the Few
Duration: P00H04M18S
Description: A suicide attempt brings unexpected results.

How Special Are the Few

from Short Stories by Bett Butler

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A suicide attempt brings unexpected results.

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I could see the dark clouds gathering when you dropped out of sight
Keeping up appearances was too much of a strain
And the people close to you, well, they had no way of understanding
Folks tend to get uneasy in the face of so much pain

But please don’t try to go away again
And now I’m speaking purely from a selfish point of view
It’s just that I never really had a lot of friends
So I can’t afford to lose a friend as beautiful as you

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How special are the few that get a second chance
Who jump into the pit and somehow land upon their feet
And walk the long way back with courage and a tender heart
And find that life ain’t easy, but it sure is sweet

Who would have thought that the answer was so simple
A little axle grease, the wheels are running smoothly now
We’re all such complex pieces of machinery
It’s a wonder any one of us can function anyhow

But please don’t try to go away again
Cause Lord knows endings, well, they all come soon enough
Maybe it was fate that brought you back, my friend,
And then again, maybe it was love.

CHORUS

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from Short Stories, released September 1, 2000

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Bett Butler Texas

Songwriter, piano player, storyteller.

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