gone at last

I guess as long as the words keep coming, I'll keep posting them. Even if they are someone else's. Some more Paul Simon:

The night was black, the roads were icy
Snow was fallin', drifts were high
And I was weary, from my driving
And I stopped to rest for awhile
I sat down at a truck stop
I was thinking about my past
I've had a long streak of that bad luck
But I'm praying it's gone at last

CHORUS:
Gone at last, gone at last
Gone at last, gone at last
I had a long streak of bad luck
But I pray it's gone at last
Oo,oo,oo...

I ain't dumb
I kicked around some
I don't fall too easily
But that boy looked so dejected
He just grabbed my sympathy
Sweet little soul now, what's your problem?
Tell me why you're so downcast
I've had a long streak of bad luck
But I pray it's gone at last

CHORUS

Once in a while from out of nowhere
When you don't expect it, and you're unprepared
Somebody will come and lift you higher
And your burdens will be shared
Yes I do believe, if I hadn't met you
I might still be sinking fast
I've had a long streak of that bad luck
But I pray it's gone at last

CHORUS

-- Paul Simon (with assistance from Phoebe Snow), Gone At Last.

Sometimes, after such a streak, so many things go right you begin to wonder when the Sword of Damacles is going to drop. It takes humility to accept good luck, as it does bad. Maybe even more so.