2025 Competition Entry:

Sympathy Stick by David Rose

Genre

AI

Artist

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

David Rose is the sole creator using AI.

Description

This is a true story. I was walking around a car show using my cane. I sat down at a picnic table to eat lunch. l leaned my cane against the table but it fell over. I young girl witnessed this and ran thru a crowd of people yelling “I’ll get it. I’ll get it!”. A new song was born. A friend of mine calls his cane a “Sympathy Stick” so I titled the song after him.

Bio

You can read David’s bio here: https://www.echoingsymphony.com/about-echoing-symphony.html

Lyrics

it’s only a stick but so much more
it helps me to scoot across the floor
gives me the confidence I need to travel
now I can walk on sand and gravel

a tripod now instead of two
it’s always good to add a shoe
there’s so much more than just support
it’s like I started a new kind of sport

there are girls who like to assist
some of them are sure to insist
I drop my cane to watch them run
sometimes I do it just for fun

“I’ll get it” “I’ll get it” they yell out loud
they scurry and dodge thru the crowd
they pick up my cane and hand it to me
with a big smile and obvious glee

might get to like this old man gig
all I need is this wooden twig
I like to see the sympathy come running
I never knew I could be so cunning

it’s not about me it’s about them
I like to see them feel like a gem
it’s rewarding for me to see them succeed
in helping an old man to proceed

I never imagined a chick magnet like this
little did I know what I had missed
at my age it’s all I have going
to try to keep the sympathy flowing

might get to like this old man gig
all I need is this wooden twig
I like to see the sympathy come running
I never knew I could be so cunning

might get to like this old man gig
all I need is this wooden twig
I like to see the sympathy come running
I never knew I could be so cunning

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