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Sun Jul-22-07 06:15 PM
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A song from 1976, that could sadly, be written today |
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Edited on Sun Jul-22-07 06:21 PM by dsc
In these days of changing ways so called liberated days a story comes to mind of a friend of mine
Georgie boy was gay I guess nothin' more or nothin' less the kindest guy I ever knew
His mother's tears fell in vain the afternoon George tried to explain that he needed love like all the rest
Pa said there must be a mistake how can my son not be straight after all I've said and done for him
Leavin' home on a Greyhound bus cast out by the ones he loves A victim of these gay days it seems
Georgie went to New York town where he quickly settled down and soon became the toast of the great white way
Accepted by Manhattan's elite in all the places that were chic No party was complete without George
Along the boulevards he'd cruise and all the old queens blew a fuse Everybody loved Georgie boy
The last time I saw George alive was in the summer of seventy-five he said he was in love I said I'm pleased
George attended the opening night of another Broadway hype but split before the final curtain fell
Deciding to take a short cut home arm in arm they meant no wrong A gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue
Out of a darkened side street came a New Jersey gang with just one aim to roll some innocent passer-by There ensued a fearful fight screams rang out in the night Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone
A leather kid, a switchblade knife He did not intend to take his life He just pushed his luck a little too far that night
The sight of blood dispersed the gang A crowd gathered, the police came An ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and Third
Georgie's life ended there but I ask who really cares George once said to me and I quote
He said "Never wait or hesitate Get in kid, before it's too late You may never get another chance 'Cos youth a mask but it don't last live it long and live it fast" Georgie was a friend of mine
Oh Georgie stay, don't go away Georgie please stay you take our breath away Oh Georgie stay, don't go away Georgie please stay you take our breath away Oh Georgie stay, don't go away Georgie, Georgie please stay you take our breath away Oh Georgie stay
end of quote author is Rod Stewart sorry I thought it carried through on the cut and paste.
31 years old and still relevent today. All too many of us could write the first part of these lyrics about ourselves and the second about friends. Others celebrate narrow escapes. Hate crimes are still stalled in the Senate and our only President has vowed a veto.
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Sun Jul-22-07 06:19 PM
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1. How about giving credit to the author. |
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Sun Jul-22-07 06:23 PM
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Which of course, created the rumor that he was Gay...
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Sun Jul-22-07 06:21 PM
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2. Unfortunately, hate crime bills will not stop hate crimes... |
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any more than the death penalty stops murders.
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