Evryone considered him the coward of the forum.
Hed never stood one single time to prove the forum wrong.
His mama named him dimPrawn, the folks just called him yellow,
But something always told me they were reading dimPrawn wrong.
He was only ten years old when his BigPrawn died in prison.
I looked after dimPrawn cause he was my brothers son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to dimPrawn:
Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
It wont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope youre old enough to understand:
Son, you dont have to fight to be a fish.
Theres someone for evryone and dimPrawns love was sally.
In her arms he didnt have to prove he was a fish.
One day while he was workin the Cyber boys came callin.
They took turns at sally.... there was three of them!
DimPrawn opened up the door and saw his sally cryin.
The shattered dress, the torn look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace and took down his BigPrawns picture.
As his tears fell on his BigPrawns face, he heard these words again:
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
It wont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope youre old enough to understand:
Son, you dont have to fight to be a fish.
The Cyber boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom.
One of them got up and met him halfway cross the floor.
When dimPrawn turned around they said, hey look! ol yellows leavin.
But you coulda heard a pin drop when dimPrawn stopped and blocked the door.
Twenty years of swimming was bottled up inside him.
He wasnt holdin nothin back; he let em have it all.
When dimPrawn left the barroom not a Cyber boy was standin.
He said, this ones for sally, as he watched the last one fall.
And I heard him say,
I promised you, dad, not to do the things you done.
I walk away from trouble when I can.
Now please dont think Im weak, I didnt turn the other cheek,
And papa, I sure hope you understand:
Sometimes you gotta fight when youre a fish.
Evryone considered him the coward of the forum.
Hed never stood one single time to prove the forum wrong.
His mama named him dimPrawn, the folks just called him yellow,
But something always told me they were reading dimPrawn wrong.
He was only ten years old when his BigPrawn died in prison.
I looked after dimPrawn cause he was my brothers son.
I still recall the final words my brother said to dimPrawn:
Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
It wont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope youre old enough to understand:
Son, you dont have to fight to be a fish.
Theres someone for evryone and dimPrawns love was sally.
In her arms he didnt have to prove he was a fish.
One day while he was workin the Cyber boys came callin.
They took turns at sally.... there was three of them!
DimPrawn opened up the door and saw his sally cryin.
The shattered dress, the torn look was more than he could stand.
He reached above the fireplace and took down his BigPrawns picture.
As his tears fell on his BigPrawns face, he heard these words again:
Promise me, son, not to do the things Ive done.
Walk away from trouble if you can.
It wont mean youre weak if you turn the other cheek.
I hope youre old enough to understand:
Son, you dont have to fight to be a fish.
The Cyber boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom.
One of them got up and met him halfway cross the floor.
When dimPrawn turned around they said, hey look! ol yellows leavin.
But you coulda heard a pin drop when dimPrawn stopped and blocked the door.
Twenty years of swimming was bottled up inside him.
He wasnt holdin nothin back; he let em have it all.
When dimPrawn left the barroom not a Cyber boy was standin.
He said, this ones for sally, as he watched the last one fall.
And I heard him say,
I promised you, dad, not to do the things you done.
I walk away from trouble when I can.
Now please dont think Im weak, I didnt turn the other cheek,
And papa, I sure hope you understand:
Sometimes you gotta fight when youre a fish.
Evryone considered him the coward of the forum.
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