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The Ballad of Patrick Higgins

from The Holidays 2010 by Jonah Luke

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The Ballad of Patrick Higgins

Well my name is Patrick Higgins and I am recently deceased
I left behind two daughters and a wife name Denise
I was born in Gary, Indiana and I grew up there too
And I share that birthplace with another face that might be familiar to you

The T.V. screens around the world were displaying his face
and the radio played Billie Jean a million times that day
but my name was parked defiantly in the back of the Gary Times
and it said: “He died of natural causes at the age of 85.”

Cause I died on the day that Michael Jackson passed away
but I just slipped off and no one noticed that I was gone

My poor brother Robert, he took it as a sign
that I died on the same day as somebody so divine
so he set up a memorial fund in honor of me
giving scholarships to college kids who drink and get degrees

Now there’s lots of decent people who leave us everyday
and their names are not engraved in stars on the sidewalks of L.A.
But they worked hard while they were living and they were happy with what they had
and I have found that that’s the only thing that matters in the end

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from The Holidays 2010, released December 21, 2010

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Jonah Luke Portland, Oregon

Unabashedly joyful, unashamedly playful, Jonah Luke’s music is pure sunshine. In a world of predictable pop, this Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter crafts innovative folk-rock with sweet harmonies and dashes of a capella.

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