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Mr. Pretender



One of my favorite songs by Jackson Browne (The Pretender) inspired this write.





Hoist the sails, and paper trails

Chase the dollar, and all it will render

Surprise you not, disguise you may

Go ahead and pretend…Mr. Pretender



Don’t know who

You were trying to kid

Knew what you’d do

When you did, what you did

Don’t defend, the verdict of the lender

For you can’t have what you ain’t got…Mr. Pretender



What we learned here

Is love taste bitter when it’s gone

You mustn’t have any fear

For you knew it all along

That true love’s not always, returned to the sender

And hate may be your fate, make no mistake…Mr. Pretender



Wishin doesn’t make it so, my friend

and you will never know, what might have been

So take your fairytale dreams, and happy disguise

Pick up the pieces, where your heart lies

And drink a toast, to what Jack Black will render

Fool yourself, Mr. Pretender…into thinking that love

My friend…could have been… a contender



Copyright © 2001 Dennis Hicks

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5-23-01