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he'd seen her many times never noticed before how when she laughed she laughed like she didn't care who saw didn't care who saw she knew all about him he was a popular guy he slung a little pot and she liked to get high liked to get high they hung out the same parties had a lot of the same friends when they got it together it was like tying up loose ends he didn't want a preacher he didn't want a church so they got a ship's captain to say some simple words they were simple words she didn't wear a wedding gown just a cotton dress she'd sewn and she didn't give a damn if the baby was showin' and the baby was showin' we all threw confetti wished them well and then stood around and watched them leave feeling at loose ends he could see no future in a southern beach resort he figured that to get ahead he would have to head north so he headed north she stayed behind in florida with the baby on its way waiting on his call and he called every day he called every day he promised her that he would send for her when he got it together and tied up some loose ends he found good wages in the state of maryland but what they paid they took two fold with the other hand and what's the use in working if you still can't make your rent it ain't really gambling if you know you're gonna loose in the end so he headed back to Florida down I 95 country music radio and an all night drive all night he drived and she was glad to see him at least she was at first he was shaken up like a soda pop 'bout to burst and he burst when the neighbors called the police she had a baby in her arms as she tried to to tell the officer that he meant no harm he just lost it at the end he spent a night in jail then he had his day in court the judge was kind enough to lift the restraining order the restraining order she found a good job through a temping agency so he got to stay at home with their little baby the little baby and things are looking up or so it seems to them of course the story it ain't over yet there are still a lot of loose ends and what's the use in working if you still can't make your rent it ain't really gambling if you know you're gonna loose in the end