Once Upon a Time

for John

What am I seeing now?
I see my face all over the place
Front page of the
Daily News

Isn't that just the way?
Making my comeback wind up flat on my back
But I always wore irony well

So its over now
There's no more pain; no use, its all in vain
Nothing more, no one can do

And the tears will fall
Although they try, too many will cry
They should know ~ everyone dies

But didn't we have a time?
Didn't we set the world on fire?
Didn't we own it all?
Once upon a time.

I hope I set you free
Now you're free of me, but you've got memory
And I left behind so much of me

What else can I say?
It's a brand new day, and its okay
Everything is really okay
Its really okay.

Originally channeled late December, 1980

© 2002 Butch Maxwell


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