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Returning Fire (2004)

“Last Chance”

 

Hey Maria quick come see
There’s our neighbour on TV
What do you think he is holding?
He’s got an old jacket that last was worn
About the time his first child was born
Coloured bright and paisley.

It’s your last chance to paint the sky
Look at how the time goes by.
It’s the last dance don’t let it pass
The minute’s quick but the longing lasts.


Well I’m a Prairie boy, I feared no fish
My life dangled like a birthday wish
All anticipation.
I got myself a job, thought I’d stay about a year
Now they call me the old guy here
I’m thinking about retiring.

Last night I dreamt I saw time bend
But my morning had no time to lend.
It’s just another morning.
William Shakespeare quill and ink
You can download a life’s work in a blink
In almost any language.

Round about six I took a phone call
It broke me up like a wrecking ball.

The days go slow but the years go so fast.

© Gerry Wall | Canada | www.gerrywall.com