My dear Helen it's been a while
Charlie and I haven't been
He's slowing down a little
Yeah we're quite a pair of geezers
moving slower than molasses
You'd be laughing if you saw us,
you always loved to tease
I dug up an old bottle of
So I'm slouched out on the porch
swing just taking my time
out these pictures of you
You were dancing in the kitchen
and I was enjoying my view
Oh Charlie was squirming just
That you'd be waiting at the gates
so you could sneak me in?
Well it sure was funny but it
still caught in my throat
And when I think about it now,
And I wonder if those gates
would ever open up for me
I do have something to tell
I don't know how to start
See, these nights have been hot,
it's that muggy sort of air
Doesn't let me get to sleep
so I usually just lie there
On top of my quilt with Charlie by my feet
Last night as I laid there
I was sat up in my bed by
I thought 'That fox is back again,
I don't know how he gets in
but I'd better make him fly'
So I took my leaning rifle out the door
I fired off a shot aiming far into the heat
And as soon as it was flying I
I heard shoes turning gravel
and then tires spitting rocks
I heard a gasp for air and
Charlie started whining with his
We wandered out slow but my
I couldn't hear nothing and there
My hands were trembling and
Her pulse wasn't tapping so
I felt sick to my stomach
Charlie was frozen, so I went for a shovel
I didn't know what else to do
If I'd only aimed a little higher
If I'd only thought before I fired
I hope God can forgive me,
I hope for you to forgive me too
So here I am slouched on this
thinking about everything
So be waiting by those gates,
you might need to sneak me in
I don't know how they feel
about us accidental killers
I don't know how they feel
I don't know how they feel about us tired
I don't know how they feel
about us tired old murdering men
