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The old man fell back into his bed and said, “My son, if you’re the last one to hear me speak, listen close, my time is short.” His breath was weak and as the night fell, and the life drew from his cheeks, he stared at old photos of his wife and said, “The widow’s life is not for me.” What’s cruel is always easy. What’s best is just perspective. When he told me he was leaving, I said, “No, I won’t believe it. We’ve got doctors and procedures put in place to keep you breathing…” and it was there I learned not everything that happens has a reason. He sang his favorite tune in time with the heart monitor beeping and said, “Life is short but oh so sweet.” He closed his eyes and just kept singing, “The last one out of this town’s a rotten soul. I fell asleep beneath the lamp light in that godforsaken home. Every memory bends my story as it’s told. I would rather be alone then ever turn back down that road.”

She couldn’t stand the sight of her home town. Everything reminded her too much of him so she filled her lungs and kept it in. Every rumor struck her different and she drank to blur her vision. She stumbled down the stairs looking for an ear to listen. It’s a plastic-spined ambition from the plastic smile that kissed her and the room closed in around her. Every word fell to a whisper. She woke up in a hospital, assumed the silent role, just thankful for a moment without questions. She passed away the hours to the heart monitor beeping and said, “I would die for some release.” She hides her eyes and just keeps singing, “The last one out of this town’s a rotten soul. I fell asleep beneath the lamp light in that godforsaken home. Every memory bends my story as it’s told. I would rather be alone then ever turn back down that road.”

It was a blessing in the form of an outbreak that’s thrilling on paper but terribly painful. Often, with the mask of a savior, the willing are able to make their mistakes and escape unscathed, and you can hear them sing…

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from The Last One Out of This Town, released May 29, 2012

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