now i know how the kid

in that johnny cash song felt

all through high school

my name was misspelled and mispronounced

in college i considered changing it

even tried to get people to call me "eric"

but it didn't take

but i figured there was a reason

for my name

mama told me daddy didn't

want a junior

a name should be a fingerprint

it may be spelled like a girl's name

but it's mine

i'm proud of it

i won't answer to anything else

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-- Erren Geraud Kelly