Brillig - Jack Davey

The cards spelled out maybe
But not for Jack Davey
His daughters and sons to the creek used to run
His sons and his daughters drowned in muddy waters
He knew in his heart…
The damage was done
The damage was done

He knew in his heart that the choice had been made
He took out a rag, a club and a spade
It shone like a diamond in the mud at his feet
Her face looked alive…
But her heart didn’t beat
Her heart didn’t beat

Her face looked alive but her lips they were coal
And onward the spade dug deeper the hole
You ask me why, I’ll speak if I must
“Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust…
Dust to Dust”

Ashes to Ashes, time fades away
The hand we are dealt is the hand we must play
Their lives were all over at just Twenty One
The cards spelled out maybe…
Maybe this one maybe this one
maybe this one

The cards spelled out maybe
But not for Jack Davey
His daughters and sons to the creek used to run
His sons and his daughters drowned in muddy waters
He knew in his heart that this was the one…