[ You Woke Up One Morning With One Of The Best Ideas
     You Have Ever Had ]
[ You Finally Came Up With A Way Of Separating Yourself
     From Your Dear Old Dad! ]

[ Your Idea Was To Drop His Last Name ]
[ So It Will Forever Be Changed ]
[ & It Will Never Be The Same ]

[ Because It Was Years Ago When Dear Old Don ]
[ Thought That He Heard Something That Was Never Said ]
[ & His Relationship With You As His Son Was Gone ]

[ Changing Your Last Name Would Feel Like Taking An Anchor Off
     Of Your Neck ]
[ Then He Would Only Be A Tiny Speck ]

[ In Your World Then ]
[ You Wouldn’t Even Do A (REMEMBER WHEN?) ]

[ Then You Had To Figure Out What You Wanted To Change
     It To ]
[ This Was Something That You Never Thought You Could Do ]

[ You Found Out A Piece Of Information From Barbara That
     Made Your Younger Years Make Sense ]
[ Don Never Wanted To Raise A Boy ]
[ On His Side Of The Fence ]

[ You Were Told That You Were A Last Minute Throw In ]
[ Something That He Would Never Do Again ]

[ You Were Told That Barbara Had To Talk Him Into It ]
[ He Never Wanted To Raise A Little Shit ]

[ So He Was Ice Cold ]
[ Ever Since You Were Not Very Old ]

[ He Was Vacant & Distant ]
[ He Had No Patience ]
[ & Was Very Insistent ]

[ Having The Ability To Change Your Name Was Like Being
     Given The Handcuff Key ]
[ That Ultimately ]
[ Would Set You Free ]

[ So The Last Name (DEVOE) Was The Maiden Name Of Your
     Wife ]
[ When You Got Permission From Her Parents & Other
     Siblings ]
[ It Changed Your Life ]

[ Now When You Hear Your Last Name, You Stand & Be Proud ]
[ Whenever You Used To Hear Your Old Last Name You
     Would Say (HEY, PLEASE DON’t SAY THAT VERY LOUD) ]

[ You Have Always Wished That You Had The Knowledge To
     Do That Years Ago ]
[ Oh! ]
[ If Only You Had The Know ]

[ It Would Have Saved You From Always Being Dragged So Down ]
[ Whenever You Heard Your Last Name Made Fun Of ]
[ It Made You Feel Like A Clown ]
[ & @ Times, You Hated The Sound ]

[ That Was A Hard Name To Grow Up With ]
[ The People Who Did Not Know You Said It Sounded Like (BITCH) ]

[ Whenever Someone Called You Just By Your Last Name It
     Made You Cringe ]
[ If They Kept Doing It ]
[ It Made You Become Unhinged ]

[ That Was Not Some Of Your Best Behavior ]
[ It Was Like Eating Something That Had A Bitter Flavor ]

[ It Would Just Leave A Bad Taste In Your Mouth ]
[ Not The Actions That Made You Proud ]

[ Changing Your Last Name Was Better Than Sliced Bread ]
[ Your New, Permanent Last Name Does Not Mess With
      Your Head ]

[ It Removed Any & All Connections With The Man Who Held
     The Most Ridiculous Lifelong Grudge ]
[ He Should Have Held A Mirror In Front Of His Face Before
     He Judged ]
[ Even On His Death Bed His Anger Would Not Budge ]

[ You Got The Last Laugh Before He Took One Hellish
     Ride ]
[ His Last Name Ceased To Exist, Once He Died! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[  Mahalo E Ka hoa  ]
[  A hui hou  ]
[ Aloha  ]

[  Na  ]
[  Lopaka DeVoe  ]

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