Rittmo's Cruise

from Petting Zoo by Michael Karns

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A tribute song to my friend and collaborator Richard rittmo Blum.
Miss you ritt'.

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Only two years maybe three
that I have ridden in your taxi
the one that cruised softly
over the wireless waves
and once I had to ask you
my friend how you
captured that life
on the tip of a ball point pen
I never know I heard you say
where my pen will take me today

Chorus:
Out there on your shift
with a full tank of gas
always enriching the now
with your presence boldly
pointing the way
to a better day
with written pages
of your love

Whether living in
the big city shadows
or as God's child
deep in the hallows
you helped us to understand
that life is a very large gift
even though it
doesn't always have a bow
you know as well as I
that things can change early
if only in a NY afternoon
whether lying in my bed
or standing under the stars

Chorus

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from Petting Zoo, released May 3, 2013

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is a songwriter, poet, and full-time musician living in North Texas.

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