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                Down in the long arm near Key Largo

                I fell in love with a pretty blond girl.

                The best time upon me I married young Tina,

                we spent our days in a lover's new whirl.

                Deep in the night the passion would set us

                racing and restless under a spell.

                The nights ignited, our young hearts reeling,

                above the ocean we captured a thrill.



                Together as one we rolled the years in

                laughing and loving we let the world spin.

                Planning and caring two lives we were sharing

                in the circle of time beginning to end.



                One day past the homefront a perilous betrayer

                slipped in like a breeze shiftless unfurled.

                My loved one did answer the call of his potion

                soon I came home to an empty cold world.

                Gone on the promise of lies leading nowhere

                made from a pretense to truly stay one

                and as I read the note I would find there

                it spoke of her leaving with Daniel she loved.



                I was set back my mind lost and whirling

                I cried and I choked and watched the sky dim.

                Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing

                now she was gone like chaff on the wind.



                One rainy day a call struck my heart strings

                it was my Tina and oh how she cried.

                She said, "Oh Johnny I've done all the wrong things

                and now I know Daniel won't leave his wife.

                I am so sorry for causing you heartbreak

                I know how you've suffered now I'll sacrifice

                with this sorrow I've captured a great weight

                now is the time I shall leave from this life."



                I cried out in fear my whole soul pleading

                "Please Tina don't lose and give in to this end!"

                Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing

                "Hold on I'll be there to take you back in!"



                I raced in cold fear I drove the streets madly

                I ran up the stairway to where she was kept

                I kicked down the door with a force heart rending

                but she lay on the floor in a source blood red.

                There was my Tina sprawled out at her finish

                with the pistol beside her that took her last breath.

                I fell to the floor and cried with a vengence

                and vowed that I'd drink from the fountain of death.



                And as I knelt there sobbing so violent

                I felt my heart build a closet of hate.

                Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing

                now Tina was lost at devil's heart gate.



                I vowed that I'd search out the soul of this Daniel

                A reaper of justice I'd shadow his death.

                I kept to the task with a plan ill determined

                and swore we'd be meeting to settle this debt.

                Finally I placed him a gaurd on the long beach

                high up in a chair to save the distressed

                and when I saw him my heart skipped a queer beat

                up over the crowd he spread his proud chest.



                And as I stood there angry and empty

                I felt the need to swim out through the waves.

                Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing

                out through the cool waters I stroked with a rage.



                I swam a distance and truned in the sun's heat

                I yelled in a panic I was choking to death.

                He jumped from the tower and ran to my rescue

                to save this poor soul he'd give his best yet

                and when he reached me I was gasping and crying

                over his shoulder I was flung for the rest.

                Then round his throat my arm choked his life line

                I said, "this is for Tina," as he drew his last breath.



                And as I held him floating in silence

                I clutched his life jacket with tears in my eyes.

                I pulled him in to the crowd that was waiting

                I cried for amends that I'd held him too tight.



                Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing

                now I'm alone with the stars and the night.

                Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing

                I cry for forgiveness for love over life.





                NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ME BY THE WAY!