A Person Has Gotta Have A Code

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An old folks physician, a small town doc
She gathered the family to talk
She said ‘I’m sorry to say it,
But I’m sworn not to lie:
‘Your father is gonna die.’

Well it must be a comfort
When you tell a hard truth
To know it’s the thing you must do
Like a good pair ‘a headlights
On a long country road
A person has gotta have a code

A DC reporter on a mid-night call
She learns who is takin’ the fall
And if they learn who her source is
He’s out of a job
Not to mention the Russian mob

When they’re angry and desperate
And threatening you
It’s damn good to know what to do
Like a good pair ‘a headlights
On a long country road
A person has gotta have a code

Well it’s sorrowful strange
And it sure isn’t funny
That some people’s codes
Are just ego and money
I think it must feel like a forest at night
Getting lost in the woods with no light

She walks into her courtroom
And everyone stands
The choosing is in her good hands
She says I made my decision
Come to what I must say
And I’m halting this action today

Well I find it a comfort
In this frightening age
Different codes seem to find
The same page
Like a good pair of headlights
On a long country road
A person has gotta have a code
Yeah
A person has gotta have a code

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from Eric Holm, released August 29, 2019

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Eric Holm Houston, Texas

radical queer country music // Houston via South Dakota // music for very young people as Teacher Eric // inventor of Tomato Christmas

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