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The Breakfast
Club Peter Mealy Inspired by a group
a retirees who, every morning, populate the back tables of Goolricks
Pharmacy, a drugstore/lunchonette near where I work. I've observed them
for years as they come and as they go; playing out the cycle of life. The sun comes up
the same old way On the same old crowd
at the same café They meet every morning
at half past six Order their coffee
on separate checks They’re the best
of friends by circumstance Strength in numbers
in the best defense They read the papers
talk the news Count their blessings
and compare tattoos Help yourself jump
right in It don’t matter where
you’re going Doesn’t matter where
you been We’re the last chance
gas Dime for a dance We’re there for each
other while we still got a chance Old Judge Baker retired
last May and they joke about
his youth cause he’s only 68 And Hannah’s still
searching she says her epitaph Will say she died
a virgin and that makes Billy laugh I know their names
and where they’re all from Cause I sit at the
counter and I eavesdrop some I sit for hours it
never gets old Cause the stories
get better every time they’re told Chorus
The sun comes up
the members meet Four people try to
fill five seats The judge didn’t
make it and it’s sad but true Even when you see
it coming you’re not ready for the news Ellis walks up his
hat in his hand He heard last night
on the citizens band A high school teacher
for 34 years He taught their children
now he shares their fears He shakes his head
and says you never know when They all looked nervous
cause it could have been them Then Hannah looks
up it almost sounds like a dare She says why don’t
you join us seems we have an extra chair Help yourself jump
right in We know where you’re going we don’t care who you’ve been
We’re the last chance
gas Dime for a dance Living out of our
past Help yourself jump
right in It don’t matter where
you’re going doesn’t matter where
you been We’re the last chance
gas Dime for a dance Were there for each other while we still got a chance
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