But the advantage we have
We can live much longer
My life expectency has been tested
"Four" the Doc said,
"This boys fever is too high.
To relieve pressure we must
Puncture his eardrum!"
I lived but deaf in one ear
Kept me out of the SubMarines
At nine a car ran me off the road
and over a cliff into trees
I survived but my bike did not
I climbed the water tower at ten
It became slippery caught in a thunder storm
the fire department brought me down
They gave me ice cream and a reprimand
Seemed I was always testing the limits
Eleven I challenged my Father to a fight
I woke up next to Mom in the hospital in a coma
I challenge him again at sixteen
This time I held a shotgun
Nineteen I was in the death ward
The Asian flu epidemic of 1958
Not expected to live an after four days
in a comma I woke up hungry
Two years later the Doctor gave me
Three to five years to live
I'm sure he is in deep slumber in his grave
"44" I had a heart condition
Doc said so damaged I should not have lived
They call it "Life After Death"
Last thing I remember screaming, "I'm not ready!"
Two prostate Cancer operations I'm still here
If the numbers keep going up it is chemo
Next week is a blood draw, I hate needles
Guys, nothing is promised, each day a blessing
Each morning I read the obituaries
If I am not there I am still here
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