The last show

Hi All, so i have had a couple of messages asking if i am alright and to be honest, I am the best i have been in a long time. The words were actually written about a person i used to call one of my closest friends. I was contacted by another friend telling me a person who we will name "X" had been convicted and imprisoned for child molestation towards his wife's niece. This action is totally unacceptable and if you suspect that someone you know is sexually assaulting another human, please call crime stoppers or police link or if you're in another country, the local authorities. Part of the lyrics refer back to something he wrote many years ago and i felt the need to reflect against his feelings, almost 18 years ago. Anyway, I hope this brings a little more understanding.

I've followed you throughout my life,
For almost half my time.
So many lessons learned from you,
We've swapped too many a rhyme.
But lately, life has taught me that
You never really know.
The person there in front of you,
Shall choose to walk alone.

So many lives you chose to hurt,
No thought of consequence.
The path alone that you have chosen,
To me, it makes no sense.
The day I found out what you did
I sat in disbelief.
To focus on my scrambled thoughts,
Pick one... you're just a thief.

Tell me now
I can't explain
Exactly how
Your thoughts became
No more can
You lay the blame
Or say that life's
Always the same.

It's been almost a year that's passed
You chose to burn that fire.
Unlike the people's lives you've ruined,
Your sentence will expire.
I've found it hard to process these
Emotions this has grown.
The light that's shining far below
Will close on your last show.

"So forget the man you used to know.  You chose to walk this path alone. "

- Shane Finney.  May 2018.