Trophies+Rings

Life’s too short to love everything
Every little trophy and ring
Watch the dealer say
How much it weighs
Deer-eyed girl had a story to tell
The big grey man put her body through hell
Am I paranoid?
Have I heard the voice?

Watch the senator say
Watch the big man say
As they take the stage
We all break a leg
Running back and forth
In the big parade
God help the kids at play

A beggar here and a beggar there
Everybody’s looking at her hair
As she limps past
We’re looking through the glass
Soldier gunned down in the heat of the war
Child dropped a crayon on the floor
Wish I could tell them now
It’s all over for

The senator’s way
And the big man’s way
As they take the stage
We all break a leg
Running back and forth
In the big parade
God help the kids at play