At Vance

When I was young, it seemed that lilfe
was so wonderful,a miracle,
oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees,
well they'd be singing so happily,
oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me.
But then they sent me away,
to teach me how to be sensible,
logicalm oh, responsible practical.
And they showed me a world
where I could be so dependable,
oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,