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Should Have Done It Years Ago

from The Book of Absolution (2022) by Anthony Toner

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Another song haunted by my mother and father, and lessons to be learned, about using as much of your shared time as you can.

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Should Have Done It Years Ago

I left another song at your front door.
It’s the kind of thing I’m sure you’ve heard before –
sadly, songs aren’t worth that much anymore.
They’re ubiquitous as garden birds,
strung out on the clothes line like minor thirds.
All complicated chords and empty words.
I grew up anxious on behalf of everyone –
and my mother told me, ‘listen my son…
‘Stop worrying, and try to have some fun.’

And it’s the same old lesson, I know –
I should have done it years ago.

I went down to the party all dressed in black,
with my half price shirt all hanging out at the back.
And I told some truth, and I got truth back.
I drew a picture of my father on his dying day.
There was nothing left between us that we had to say.
And I tore it from my notebook, and I threw it away.

And it’s the same old lesson, anyhow –
I should have drawn that picture long before now.

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from The Book of Absolution (2022), released November 14, 2022
Anthony Toner: vocals, guitar, piano

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An independent singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Belfast.

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