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Forty Days

from Cool Cats Read Books by Alex Tulp

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A story about a family living in the heart of America dealing with the struggles of life.

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Forty days they had struggled under the midwestern sky
the sun shown on sidewalks
the neighbors raised their flags high
it appears at face value
to be the time of their lives
beneath the surface though, they'd struggle
just to get by

a baby in the playpen with another one on the way
mama's getting awful weary of them ten hour days
daddy's working doubles
but they can't seem to scrape
enough money to feed the young one and still get them bills paid

they made it through the winter
as harsh as it had been
8 times, count em 8 times mama's car got plowed in
and she'd struggle just to shovel
while that baby kicked inside
an extra weight that she carried with a face full of pride

when the day had come, daddy, he knew what he had heard
there'd been talk for some weeks now, he figured it might be his turn
but when he walked into that office
he nearly broke down and cried
they handed him his pink slip
and thanked him for his time

they managed through the springtime to keep food upon their plates
but they knew though it was inevitable just a matter of days
and when the time came, they seen him
approach through the gate
the sheriff served them up the papers they lost their home to the bank

forty days they had struggled
under a midwestern sky
in the end though, they decided it would be best not to cry
they packed up their bags and moved on with their lives
another chapter complete
as they waved that old house bye bye

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from Cool Cats Read Books, track released January 9, 2016
Written and recorded by Alex Tulp.

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Alex Tulp Saint Paul, Minnesota

Alex is a songwriter out of Saint Paul Minnesota. Also a member of the Saint Paul based band The Friendly Beers.

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