once upon a playground rainy

hello old lovers of mine

my little boy wishes

of fortune's kisses

now dreams cast aside

in the fading light

your crown of thorns

becomes a halo

of branching horns

and yet so beautiful

i see you gently swaying

in a sea of seesaws

slumming in the shack

tony built last year

i know you'll be holding

court with jackdaws

crying when nobody

ever sees your tears

when no one sees your tears

what used to fly us from here

to the stratosphere?

what became of our passion

is there no one who cares?

hear the soft minor key

of the one-time me

still the acrobat

with my heart on my sleeve

and it's so beautiful

i see you gently swaying

in a sea of seesaws

slumming in the shack

tony built last year

i know you'll be holding

court with jackdaws

crying when nobody

ever sees your tears

when no one sees your tears

out back

when the gates are closed

like a pitiful skeleton pose

we held our first line of defense

saw our likeness

and it made no sense

toy soldiers in the muck and dirt

salvation in your every word

lost in the fray of everyday

i see you gently swaying

in a sea of seesaws

slumming in the shack

tony built last year

i know you'll be holding

court with jackdaws

crying when nobody

ever sees your tears

when no one sees your tears

you're still fighting

i see

like a modern day bruce lee

standing proud in this parody