Downtown
by Corny Held
by Corny Held
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It was Indian summer in the city around The air warm and fresh, and full of sounds I just went for a walk in the park downtown There's lake and a bar and some ants on the ground I went down, down, down - down downtown I went down, down, down - down to relax I went down, down, down - down downtown I went down, & found - I was behexed By the lake was an elf between the huge willow trees He was riding a dragonfly to fish in the streams But there was no fish, no thing to be seen & the light of his eyes, it was flickering green His eyes were a-glaze, his face was a maze, & his grief, it was hard to believe He had caught only fear, the water was clear What he said, I could hardly hear He'd been trying to fish for love and faith and respect and hope and a wish for peace and good days, for joy and fun, but those fish had gone, there were none The elf calmly said with a tear in his eye This lake must have been poisoned, it is sure gonna die Looking puzzled, he vanished without saying goodbye & dusk slowly fell with the moon passing by I went down, down, down - down downtown I went down, down, down - to enjoy the light I went down, down, down - & found just night I went down, down, down - down to laze I went down, down, down - & found just haze I went down, down, down - to sit in the sun I went down and found - it wasn't really fun I went down to breathe - late summer air I went down, down, down - & now I feel scared |
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