Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis


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hey Charlie I'm pregnant
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and living on the 9th street
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right above a dirty bookstore
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of euclid avenue
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and I stopped takin dope
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and I quit drinkin whiskey
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and my old man plays the trombone
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and works out at the track
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and he says that he loves me
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even though its not his baby
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and he says that he'll raise him up
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like he would his own son
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and he gave me a ring
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that was worn by his mother
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and he takes me out dancin
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every saturday night.
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and hey Charlie I think about you
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everytime I pass a fillin station
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on account of all the grease
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you used to wear in your hair
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and I still have that record
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of little anthony & the Imperials
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but someone stole my record player
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now how do you like that?
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hey Charlie I almost went crazy
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after mario got busted
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so I  went back to omaha to
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live with my folks
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but everyone I used to know
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was either dead or in prison

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so I  came back to Minneapolis
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this time I think i'm gonna stay.

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hey Charlie I think I'm happy
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for the first time since my accident
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and I wish I had all the money
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that we used to spend on dope
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i'd buy me a used car lot
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and I wouldn't sell any of em
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i'd just drive a different car
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every day, dependin on how I feel
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hey Charlie for chrissakes
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do you want to know the truth of it?
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i don't have a husband
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he don't play the trombone
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and I need to borrow money
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to pay this lawyer
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Charlie, hey
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i'll be eligible for parole
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come valentines day

--
Anders Mikkelsen Fåborggade 1,4  8000 Århus C

"Never trust a man in a blue trenchcoat,
never drive a car when you're dead"    -Tom Waits