FOOTBALL HERO
( For Jammie )
| He was once a football hero A 'star' of great renown His name was known in cities And in every country town In almost every game he played He displayed such skilful feats That the crowd would cheer him wildly And rise up from their seats He wore the most expensive suits He drove the flashiest cars He was welcomed in the night clubs And greeted in the bars But above the noise and clatter Stood the real love in his life A fresh faced girl named Julie His best friend and his wife He had his group of 'hangers on' They clung on like a rash They filled his ears with empty praise And helped him spend his cash He rode the heights of stardom A roller coaster ride He lived life like a whirlwind And spent less time with his bride There were lots of flighty women Content to share his bed It broke the heart in Julie Yet not a word she said He started drinking heavily That's when her patience sunk She had watched a father that she loved Die a hopeless drunk She voiced her ultimatum And she saw it made him grieve Either slow down on his drinking Or she threatened she would leave His pride was badly shaken And she heard his angry shout ìI'll drink how much I bloody please" And that's when she walked out They were words he'd spoke in anger He was sure they'd never part And that day when Julie left him She walked out with his heart He sank into the bottle He filled his life with booze He had lost his greatest treasure He had nothing left to lose With the life that he was living Of women, booze and pills His fitness soon deserted him And so did all his skills His club no longer wanted him He couldn't make the team His glory days had ended And so had every dream He slumbered in the streets at night His world had come unwound And the 'hangers on' who'd praised him There was not one to be found He had slumped down on the sidewalk As he'd done often in the past He knew his health was failing And he knew it couldn't last Then he felt a soft hand touch his face And though the light was dim He could see a precious angel She was looking down at him He knew the angel was his Julie And though he'd caused her so much strife She had pushed the past behind her And she'd come to save his life She took him home and nursed him And cleared away his pain He made himself a solemn vow He'd not hurt her again He returned again to football And again he thrilled the crowd He was still a football marvel And they sang his praise out loud With women and the 'hangers on' He had no time to waste And he didn't need the alcohol In fact, he'd lost the taste His life is now completed With a handsome baby boy And with his Julie at his side The three know only joy He owes it all to Julie She picked him up when he was beat If she'd not reached out to save him He'd be a drunkard on the street Though he's still a football hero They're soon forgotten in this life Now he worships his own hero And that hero is his wife K.D. Abbott © 2007 |
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