We Took Another Wrong Turn Poem by BRUCE MARTONE

We Took Another Wrong Turn



WE TOOK ANOTHER WRONG TURN
AND WE KEPT ON GOING
NOT KNOWING WHERE IT WOULD END
EITHER WAY WE WEREN'T GONNA RETURN
WORDS WE SWORE TO EACH OTHER
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
NOW THE DAY TURN TO NIGHT
AND THE COOL AIR SETTLE IN
WE NEEDED A PLACE TO SLEEP
TILL THE DAY LIGHT CAME
STILL PROMISING EACH OTHER
THAT WILL BE ALL RIGHT
AS LONG AS WE DON'T FIGHT
WITH ONE ANOTHER
NOW HERE HONEY TAKE MY COAT
FOR THE DAY IS COLD
AND WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO
THAT MUCH WE BOTH KNOW
NOW HONEY TAKE A PUFF OF MY CIGARETTE
AND BLOW AWAY OUR REGETS
BLOW AWAY THE THINGS
THAT GOT US UPSET
GOT US UP SET ENOUGH TO RUN
LEAVING OUR DREAMS BEHIND
BECAUSE WE KNEW WE COULD NEVER WIN
AND WE KNEW WILL NEVER SEE THE SUN
BECAUSE TO HER PARENTS WE WERE LIVING IN SIN
JUST BECAUSE THEY CAUGHT US HAVING FUN
NOW WE FEEL LIKE WE WALK A MILLIONS MILES
A MILLIONS MILES OF GOING NOWHERE
AND JUST ANOTHER BILLION TO GO
IF WE WANT TO REACH THE OTHER SIDE
WHERE I HEAR FREEDOM LIVES ALL THE TIME
AND EVERYBODY GIVING A SECOND CHANCE
AND NOBODY IS JUDGE AND NOBODY HOLDS A GRUDGE
THAT'S THE PLACE FOR US
WHERE WE COULD BUILD OUR HOME
KNOWING PEOPLE STILL TRUST
AND A HANDSHAKE SAID IT ALL
NOW HONEY LET'S RUN HONEY LET'S SAVE SOME TIME
BECAUSE I HEAR THERE A TRAILWAYS BUS
AND THE BUS STOPS HERE
I SAVE SOME MONEY SO HE WILL TAKE US THERE
THAN SOON WILL BE TO THE OTHER SIDE
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE NEW SOIL
WHERE WE CAN SPOIL IT WILL A KISS
SEALING OUR NEW LIFE
AND SPITING OUT OUR OLD LIFE
THAT WILL NEVER MISS
NOW HONEY JUMP IN MY ARMS
I'LL CARRY YOU OVER BUT BEFORE I DO
HERE HANGE OUR LUCKY CHARM ON THE DOOR
AND WILL SEAL IT WITH A KISS ONCE MORE
AND YES HONEY I'M GLAD
WE TOOK THAT WRONG TURN,

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