egg hunt

F lydian
F Am G

When the shot rang out
With excited shouts
My older brother ran ahead of me
With all the other kids
Toward the smoke

The sky it filled with birds
And restless herds 
Of rainclouds in the spring
I ran like anything
Toward home

When I got to the house
I stained my mother's blouse
With a steady stream of tears
She held me for years
That day

In the back door came
My brother calling my name
With his superman cape over his shoulder
He looked much older
With his basket of decorated eggs

It was the first time I gave up

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