Seven Times

Some say        
we are heading in a very bad direction      
time to pack up      
need to be moving on      
close my eyes      
the sun warms my face with reflection      
this anger inside      
i've got to get it gone      
down again      
like the other times before      
little slower, little grayer      
age has no cure      
i'm gonna put an application on the other side of that gate      
been down seven times      
i'll get up eight      
our little girl        
got sick with the onset of winter      
so beautiful so fragile a flake of snow      
health coverage from work wouldn't cover      
we hung flyers hoping we could get her back home      
last week we put on a spaghetti fund raising dinner      
didn't raise enough money      
why'd she have to go     
down again right through the floor      
brokenhearted devastated      
my baby girl is gone      
don't want to get up anymore      
made a deal to pay them in installments      
as they lower her in that fucking crate    
been down seven times      
gonna get up eight