The Ballad of George and Tommy

George had always been a lonely boy
Yet never was he left alone
Tommy always the popular one
His truth was never known

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What a sad way it turned out
Tommy was taken away
Georges life lay crumpled
Outside the door that day

George and Tommy met one night
A sleeper heading Glasgow way
When george invited him over
He never knew how long he'd stay

George and Tommy got married
A civil ceremony in town
Each was faithul to the other
never let each other down

Then one night it happened
George came home with friends
Tommy lay broken on the doorstep
A knife between his ribs

The police said it was George
Who dealt the fatal blow
He never got to say goodbye
When Tommy was laid below

No evidence to convict him
they had to let him go
Always protested innocence
Nobody wanted to know

One day George had enough
And made like he could fly
From the top of the high flats
He knew he'd surely die

Back together forever
Heaven is no bad place
George and Tommy eternal
Love growing day by day

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