Codes & Decodes

by John Klawitter

Better than a decoding ring, it's your military intelligence service on the job both here and abroad.

205 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2013

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Let’s All Hear It Now For Being Good

Lyrics, John Klawitter ASCAP

I’d like to be just half the friend/ You always thought I was
I wish I’d had a winning plan/ Worthy of your love.

Your joy came from some hidden space/ Rare light for this time and place.
Your smile lit up the neighborhood/ Let’s all hear it now for being good,
Yeah, let’s shout out/ an’ kick about
Raise a rousing cheer for being good.

Oh we did tootle/ and we’d honk/ Freewheeling at our trade
And we did wander Happytown/ With many a song we made.

Free lancers true/. Joyful and blue
Wandering through/ Do what we do.

The years went by/ we lost our way
Jamming through the life we made
Life water flows/ No place to stay
We couldn’t tell / was night or day
That was the price we paid.

And yet…
You helped out when you could/In boom times and in bust
You advised me what to do/And told me when I must.

Once you were free and clear
I didn’t see; I didn’t know
You flew off from this rocky shore
Too sudden soon no longer here.
Too sudden soon you had to go.

I like to think I’m better now/ I’ve learned a thing or two
I wish I’d learned a little more/ I could have shared with you.

Your smile lit up the neighborhood/Let’s hear it one last time for being good.
Let’s raise a beer and give a cheer/ Let’s all hear it now for being good.
Yeah, come on now everybody—one last time for being good.
Let’s all hear it now for being good.