My Dear Helen
Andy Shauf"My Dear Helen" is a song by Andy Shauf, released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:50 long and contains 75 lines and 497 words.
Lyrics
0:07Charlie and I haven't been up to a whole lot
0:15He's slowing down a little and my knee's acting up
0:21Yeah we're quite a pair of geezers
0:23Moving slower than molasses
0:25You'd be laughing if you saw us
0:28You always loved to tease
0:34I dug up an old bottle of your raspberry wine
0:42So I'm slouched out on the
0:43Porch-swing just taking my time
0:50My mind keeps turning out these pictures of you
0:54You were dancing in the kitchen
0:57And I was enjoying my view
1:01Oh Charlie was squirming
1:02Just two steps behind you
1:09My dear Helen do you remember when you said
1:16That you'd be waiting at the gates
1:18So you could sneak me in
1:24Well it sure was funny
1:26But it still caught in my throat
1:30And when I think about it now
1:32It still makes me choke
1:35And I wonder if those gates
1:37Would ever open up for me
1:43Helen my dear I do have something to tell
1:51I don't know how to start so I guess I just will
1:58See these nights have been hot
2:01It's that muggy sort of air
2:04Doesn't let me get to sleep
2:06So I usually just lie there
2:10On top of my quilt with Charlie by my feet
2:18Last night as I laid there frustrated and tired
2:25I was sat up in my bed
2:27By the hens starting wild
2:33I thought 'that fox is back again
2:36He's gonna rob me blind
2:38I don't know how he gets in
2:40But I'd better make him fly'
2:43So I took my leaning rifle out the door
2:51I fired off a shot aiming far into the heat
2:59And as soon as it was flying
3:01I felt weak in my knees
3:07I heard shoes turning gravel
3:09And then tires spitting rocks
3:12I heard a gasp for air
3:15And my stomach tied in knots
3:18Charlie started whining
3:20With his tail between his legs
3:23We wandered out slow
3:24But my heart was breakin' ribs
3:28I couldn't hear nothing
3:29And there was a girl lying twisted
3:33My hands were trembling
3:35And I felt that she was limp
3:38Her pulse wasn't tapping
3:40So I felt sick to my stomach
3:43Charlie was frozen
3:45So I went for a shovel
3:47And I buried her body
3:50I didn't know what else to do
3:52If I'd only aimed a little higher
3:55If I'd only thought before I fired
3:58I hope God can forgive me
4:00I hope you forgive me too
4:02I'm just a tired old man just waiting to join you
4:07So here I am slouched on this old porch swing
4:13Thinking about heaven thinking about everything
4:17So be waiting by those gates
4:20You might need to sneak me in
4:23I don't know how they feel about us accidental killers
4:29I don't know how they feel about us tired old men
4:34I don't know how they feel about us tired
4:36Old murdering men
4:44I don't know how they feel about us tired
4:47Old murdering men
4:50My Dear Helen - Andy Shauf
Charlie and I haven't been up to a whole lot He's slowing down a little and my knee's acting up Yeah we're quite a pair of geezers Moving slower than molasses You'd be laughing if you saw us You always loved to tease I dug up an old bottle of your raspberry wine So I'm slouched out on the Porch-swing just taking my time My mind keeps turning out these pictures of you You were dancing in the kitchen And I was enjoying my view Oh Charlie was squirming Just two steps behind you My dear Helen do you remember when you said That you'd be waiting at the gates So you could sneak me in Well it sure was funny But it still caught in my throat And when I think about it now It still makes me choke And I wonder if those gates Would ever open up for me Helen my dear I do have something to tell I don't know how to start so I guess I just will See these nights have been hot It's that muggy sort of air Doesn't let me get to sleep So I usually just lie there On top of my quilt with Charlie by my feet Last night as I laid there frustrated and tired I was sat up in my bed By the hens starting wild I thought 'that fox is back again He's gonna rob me blind I don't know how he gets in But I'd better make him fly' So I took my leaning rifle out the door I fired off a shot aiming far into the heat And as soon as it was flying I felt weak in my knees I heard shoes turning gravel And then tires spitting rocks I heard a gasp for air And my stomach tied in knots Charlie started whining With his tail between his legs We wandered out slow But my heart was breakin' ribs I couldn't hear nothing And there was a girl lying twisted My hands were trembling And I felt that she was limp Her pulse wasn't tapping So I felt sick to my stomach Charlie was frozen So I went for a shovel And I buried her body I didn't know what else to do If I'd only aimed a little higher If I'd only thought before I fired I hope God can forgive me I hope you forgive me too I'm just a tired old man just waiting to join you So here I am slouched on this old porch swing Thinking about heaven thinking about everything So be waiting by those gates You might need to sneak me in I don't know how they feel about us accidental killers I don't know how they feel about us tired old men I don't know how they feel about us tired Old murdering men I don't know how they feel about us tired Old murdering men My Dear Helen - Andy Shauf
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