Down, Not Out

Bottom line may be down

But out is out, not around

So the blues is still a sound

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Only down, not out

Just down, I can shout

Only down, not out

Just down, just move about

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We go out on the town

We “Go Out” after long frowns

Off drugs, booze and being clowns

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Only down, not out

Just down, I can shout

Only down, not out

Just down, just move about

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We say we are back on our feet after

Stretches living incomplete and down

But we never meet those really out

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Only down, not out

Just down, I can shout

Only down, not out

Just down, just move about

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Remember out is out, never about

Never back to hear a shout, or have a bout

With no struggle left when one is truly out

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So I say you are

Only down, not out

Just down, you can shout

Only down, not out

Just down, so move about

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