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You're A Policeman |
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Dedicated to Law Enforcement Officers
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When the hours seem long and the going, rough When the pay seems small and the criminals, tough Just square your shoulders and call their bluff Let them be the ones to cry, "Enough" You're a policeman. When the public scoffs and the papers rave And the blame you alone for a new crime wave They'll change quick enough when there're lives to save For deep in their hearts they count you brave You're a policeman When politics step in and ties your hands With ward heeler tactics and raw demands Do the best you can despite these bands They'll go their way, while the force still stands You're a policeman. When you bid your loved ones goodbye each day Don't be too sure you've the harder way You shoot it out with the crook at bay They're the one's who sit at home and pray You're a policeman. When you get back home dog tired at night And wonder if life's really worth the fight Your cares will vanish and burdens seem light If you've done your best and your conscience's right You're a policeman. When you leave at last this worldly din And seek, like mortals, Paradise to win Saint Peter, I trust, will o'erlook ev'ry sin And say. "well done, my boy, come right in. You're a policeman." W.H. DRANE LESTER |
