One last look no one in sight
I wasn’t thinking about wrong or right
I filled my pockets full of chocolate
Like a dozen times before
Behind the counter stood old man McVeil
With a new tattoo he’d gotten in jail
The whole town new
He was guilty for sure
I never heard him say a word ‘til he locked that door…he said son
It’s a fine line between right and wrong
No one knows which side you’re on
Cause the true measure of a man
Is what he’s doing when no one’s watching
Fast on my feet I was shaking in my shoes
I looked him in the eye and said, “Who are you to accuse?”
He just smiled and slowly turned the key
And on my way out he said, “Son, you remind me of me.”
It’s a fine line between right and wrong
No one knows which side you’re on
Cause the true measure of a man
Is what he’s doing when no one’s watching
That day the candy wasn’t all that I took
Over my shoulder I stole one last look
And I saw something I wasn’t supposed to see
When Old Jailbird McVeil put a dollar in the drawer for me
It’s a fine line between right and wrong
No one knows which side you’re on
Cause the true measure of a man
Is what he’s doing when no one’s watching
By Kevin Briody
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