Unfinished Portrait of FDR

from Three by The "J" is for Jack

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Express yourself while you have your health
'cuz tomorrow's not a certain bet
and the kids may wish to know you well one day

Why rush to seduce the muse
when there's nothing to fear but fear itself?
We assume we have our youth
the here and now's the only moment to answer to
Our salad days are wilting fast

See your seeds to fruition
Don't hand 'em down to just anyone
if fate should have you abandon your precious art
like that unfinished portrait of FDR

What a shame for your incomplete works to go unexplained
Or worse yet never see the light of day
Misrepresenting the ghost
Who will inherit the fortune prepared but left on the cutting room floor?
Will they release what wasn't meant for the world?
And how will the lawyers react
when the voyeurs come waving their cash?
Those salad days sure wilted fast

When the kids grow up will they receive the message as you'd hope?
Will the theme hold up?
Or will it come undone like telephone?

See your seeds to fruition
Don't hand 'em down to just anyone
if fate should have you abandon your precious art
like that unfinished portrait of FDR

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from Three, released October 18, 2016

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Hi, my name is Jack. That's what the "J" is for.

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