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This Man

from Line By Line by Benita Johnson

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In his younger years
This man worked at the colliery here
He was quiet and kept his counsel
Nobody knew much about him
Got married when he was twenty-one
The pit boss called him as a son
But this man was an orphan
His wife gave birth in autumn

Complete with little angel curls
His wife bore him a baby girl
Without tears at the altar
He laid his still cold daughter
Next year god gave him a son
Took him back when he turned one
When you’ve got to ask who’s in control
That’s when the black dust seeps into your soul

Twenty years later, he’s an administrative man
Drinks at five ‘til closing time
He’ll down as many as he can
The boys all talk about him, say he’s hen-pecked bad at home
That’s why the bar can’t stand without him
And his wife – she has a face of stone

This man he pays his tab politely
And to the penny, every round
He waves goodbye and walks home nightly
There goes the nicest man
There goes the nicest man in town

Sets his feet in the hall
Gently closes his front door
Throws her against the wall
Throws her around
And throws her around some more.

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from Line By Line, released July 9, 2015
Written & Performed by Benita Johnson
Words& Music Copyright 2014 Benita Johnson All Rights Reserved

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BENITA JOHNSON is an experienced performing and recording singer-songwriter from the UK. Dynamic and soulful, her songs encapsulate what it is to be human; they haunt, cajole, encourage and question the listener with careful lyrics and catchy melodies. Reviewer David Kidman described her music as “top-quality stuff". ... more

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