On My Way Out
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Eternal joy and eternal bliss
An eternity with nothing that I’ll miss
No sorrow, pain or worry there
It’s so good Lord; it’s just not fair
I’m glad that life’s not fair at all
Now if it was I’d only ball
I’d cry my eyes out day and night
Wishing that I had learned to fight
But I have One who’s fighting for me
And in the end He will restore me
He’ll call me and say: Come up here!
As those who killed me look on in fear
And then perhaps on my way out
I’ll turn around and give a shout
A shout of joy that I was saved
From among those men who are depraved
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Written on May 02, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 09, 2022
Modified by dawg4jesus on March 09, 2022
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 578 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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