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All I had to do was pee

I wanted to go home, but all i had to do was pee - by Chris Reed (AI)

This was a first for me. It was not a drug test. I wasn’t applying for a new job. I had to pee before they let me go home. I peed and I left against hospital orders, but with the doctor’s approval.
All I had to do was pee
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ALL I HAD TO DO WAS PEE

[Verse 1]

Didn't eat.
Didn't drink.
Not a drop since the night before.

Checked into the hospital that morning.
Surgery went just fine.
Recovery was over.
I was getting dressed,
Thinking I'd be home by supper.

Then the doctor smiled and said,

"All you have to do... is pee."

[Chorus]

That's all I heard...

All I had to do was pee.

Drink the water.
Drink the Coke.
Drink the fizzy sparkling water.
Watch another IV bag run dry.

All I had to do...
Was pee.

[Verse 2]

Hours rolled by.

Every nurse asked,
"Have you gone yet?"

"Nope."

I paced.
Turned on the faucet.
Waited.
Nothing.

Then came the surprise.

Since I couldn't pee in recovery,
I'd officially been admitted.

Nobody mentioned that little detail.

Now "all I had to do"
Included spending the night.

That wasn't part of the deal.

[Bridge]

Late that afternoon
They brought me dinner.

One dry turkey sandwich.

I ate every bite.

Ten minutes later...

Success!

I finally peed.

I said,
"Great!
Let's go home."

They smiled and said,

"No...
Now you can spend a restful night."

[Final Chorus]

A restful night?

In a bed two sizes too small.

After a day with almost nothing to eat.

That's when the music changed...

Bad boys...
Bad boys...
Whatcha gonna do...

I got dressed.

Richard brought the car around.

We made our great escape.

Turns out...

The surgery wasn't the hardest part.

It wasn't the IV.

It wasn't the sandwich.

It was learning...

That "all you have to do is pee"
...doesn't always mean
all you have to do is pee.