DeWitt

Scott Whitby, 2022

When DeWitt was a little boy

He had some big ideas

Gonna be an astronaut

And a brain surgeon for kids

His daddy was so proud of him

Said he'll be something when he's old

That he was fast and smart and strong

DeWitt took those words as gold

It was only few years later

When he was just thirteen

He started smoking cigarettes

And got his first taste of weed

Daddy said boys are boys

Then looked the other way

Said he's gonna be a millionaire

That all of you will pay

When he finally finished school

With a note of participation

Got a job pumping gas

At the Exxon service station

Daddy took his paycheck

After he lost the farm

That's when DeWitt figured it out

Went and stole a fast red car

Not two miles down the road

There was blue lights on his tail

If he slowed down now

He'd surely go to jail

He remembered not long ago

His daddy taught him how to drive

Daddy was so proud back then

Said he drove like no one alive

About that time he hit a little girl

The trial was short but it was fair

Six years later after his last meal

Slept good then walked to the chair

Then a preacher asked for final words

I'll be Heaven by end of the day

Come on up and I'll show y'all around

Daddy sat and stared, nothing to say

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DeWitt was a little boy

Gonna be a great big deal

Rock and roll or baseball star

Life was his to steal

Mama knew better but didn't say

It wouldn't do any good

Daddy lived his life thru DeWitt

Already failed fast as he could