Beautiful Lover from SHE by Darryl Gregory

I had a beautiful lover
Who I cherished above all things
I'd lavish her with finery
I bought her angel's wings

But my appetite was insatiable
For women ad for wine
And I broke that little girl's heart
One too many times

So cast me down on the rivers
Cast me down on the seas
I'll drift upon these waters eternally
I can see her on the shoreline
But I cannot reach her hand
Now all I want is to be with her Sweet Jesus
In the Promised Land

Now I watched her wilt and fade
Like an untended rose
If you're careless in your garden man
You'll reap what you sow

I found her on the bathroom floor
Bottle of pills bottle of rum
I went out of my mind
Cause I knew what I had done

And my soul is dark and heavy
As I drown in my sin
The whiskey is my saving grace
As the waves crash on in
I'm pulled to the deep
I struggle for a breath
But I don't ask for forgiveness
Just the sweet, sweet quiet of death
The sweet, sweet quiet of death

So I buried my truth
In a pine box six foot deep
At her breast I put the Bible
And roses at her feet

Now I wish I could lay with her
Until the end of time
In that cool sweet earth with that beautiful
Beautiful lover of mine

So cast me down on the rivers
Cast me down on the seas
I'll drift upon these waters eternally
I can see her on the shoreline
But I cannot reach her hand
Now all I want is to be with her Sweet Jesus
In the Promised Land
May God have mercy on my soul

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