Sheep in the Road

Sheep in the road
out as much as I should have, and who, like most socialists,
had his red flag holed and peppered with inconsistencies
and errors of judgement, but who still argued there is a
better way to live than under this shit capitalist system right
to the end. I believe you live on in the memory of those
who knew you ... and more permantly, by entering into
new arrangements of life, as the atoms of carbon we all
constitute. Thank you for coming, if no-one has anything
else to say here is some music that makes me happy to
think would be played at my funeral.’
The Parting Glass - The Voice Squad
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When you were sweet sixteen - The Fureys
– for Ann, although she is not particularly fond of it, it
reminds me of our first meeting.
The Highway Man - The Highwaymen
– for the atoms of carbon that help make us physical, not
reincarnation, more a mechanical rebirth.
You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor
– You can sing this song when I’m gone
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