I wrote this poem/these lyrics after my new found friend Tom, found me in the worse way. I obviously didn't look too good for him to do what he did. I had drank unremembered amounts of Vodka the day before on Sunday with my friend Murphy at Bayview park in Key West. I had previously swore off Vodka and now I am swearing again that it will never happen again. I can't handle hard liquor anymore. I'm not 21 anymore, I'm 44 and feel like I'm 88 after drinking a lot of hard liquor, the morning after. Beer is good, liquor is BAD, for me anyway. When you feel like a Mack truck just ran over you the next day and you're puking your brains out, tired and feel like you're going to die from dehydration and you don't remember what you did the day before and you have cuts all over you. It's not very fun! So on Monday, I missed work but I did call in "sick" which I am still kicking myself in the ass for. Thank GOD my boss is understanding. So on Monday I slept all day, waking up every so often to get a drink of WATER! I had one dollar on me and decided to go to the Circle K and get a red Powerade Polar Pop for 85 cents. As I was slowly walking like a zombie to the store, a bicyclist rode passed me and stopped a few feet ahead of me. As I slowly passed by him looking down at the ground, I heard, "Here take this". I looked up and the bicyclist handed me a 10 dollar bill, Surprised I said, "Thank you very much, sir!" He then asked me my name and I replied, "George" No I didn't say George, you people are so gullible. I said, "Kevin" He said "My name is Tom" I said, "Thank you very much Tom, you're a life saver" I continued to zombie step to the Circle K, got my red Powerade, proceeded to gulp it down. As I was crossing the street to go back to the park to lie down some more. I puked up the whole red Powerade like Niagara Falls. It must of look like I was doing my Gene Simmons blood spitting impression. Which I was pretty good at as a kid but that was about 36 years ago without alcohol, just a Dixie cup with red food coloring. Anyway, I have to cut this short as I have to go to work.Yes, thank GOD, I still have a job! Cheers with a BEER!
Thank you Tom
You didn't have to stop
In my time of need
To give me ten bucks
I didn't have to pay
You saved my life
Peddling down the street
You gave me faith
There are angels
That I still believe
In a man
Living lost
On a lonely street
I needed a different drink
To survive another day
Because of you
I still have a chance
To make a change
I didn't have to say a thing
For you to see my need
I will never forget
What you did for me
I will pay you back
When I get back
On my feet
It's just a matter of time
When I see you again
I will never forget
What you did for me
GOD bless you
And your family
You made me feel alive
When I thought I was
The walking dead
To get a step
On my feet again
For that
I will never forget
For that simple act
You gave me
Strength again
A guardian angel
Looking down on me
From the depths
Of hell
Only I could see
Thank you Tom
For helping me
In my time of need
You didn't have to do
What you did
Your karma
Is guaranteed
To come back 10 fold
I thank The Lord
There is still
Somebody in this world
Just like you
To make everything
A beautiful place
No amount of money
Could replace
The saint I haven't met yet
Until That day
My life was saved
I know
You don't even
Know what you did
Your karma
Will comeback
Without a blink
Angels seem to fade away
But there for you
Just when you need
To hang on a wing
To pick you up
When you fall down
Another day
To sing another praise
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