Page 30 of Rebel Moon

A SONG

The Compass

By Knox Hartley

Verse 1

He told me to kiss a girl under the full moon

But only if I meant to make her swoon

Dance with the one who brought you

Instead of eyeing someone new

Verse 2

Keep your feet on solid ground

No matter where you’re bound

Don’t get above your raisin’

Or believe too much praisin’

Chorus

All that advice about ways to live

Were a northern star

For a boy born with a bleeding heart

A compass as plain as a red dirt road

And the work boots that walked him home

He didn’t say the words etched on a Hallmark card

But I knew them anyway

Verse 3

Storms come our way

But a man can weather a bad day

Say you’re sorry when you are

Before pride steals your core

Chorus

All that advice from Gramps about ways to live

Were a Northern Star

For a boy born with a bleeding heart