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​DALLAS/FORT WORTH SUPPORT GROUP'S HD BLUES

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HD Blues

Brian Schrag composed this for his Dallas/Fort Worth Huntington's Disease support group. It became their theme song.
ONE 
Everybody’s got a Huntingtin gene            
            sittin’ on chromosome number four
But one in 20,000 
            have a mutation there we can’t ignore
That may not sound like very many, but if its you
            the news might knock you on the floor              

     REFRAIN 
     I got the H D Blues
         And my life feels kinda rough
     I got the H D Blues
         And you can tell I’ve had enough
     Though there ain’t no cure yet for me, baby
         We won't ever ever give up   


TWO 
You might see me movin’
            in a way that don’t make sense.
Or I might not wanna talk with you
            ‘cuz my depression’s so intense.
When it starts hitting me from all sides like that  
            the weight I carry feels immense    


THREE 
Though at first glance you might not believe it
            A bright side of HD exists
You might find yourself in situations like these:
  • “I’d love to help you move that piano to the 3rd floor, Jimmy, but my [cough] HD’s actin’ up”   OR
  • “No sir, officer, I am not drunk. I suffer from a genetic progressive neurodegenerative disease causing gradual deterioration of movement, cognitive function, emotional control, blurring of social boundaries [breathe] and inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern… Are we good?” 

            We’ve got excuses that folks can’t resist!
If you can laugh at yourself and know your worth’s not changed
            Many of your fears will soon desist ​
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