The "So Long" Song

(sung to "Love is a Rose" by Neil Young)

Refrain:
Halloween paraders on display

so throw some candy down

the trick is to treat yourself well

when friends are not around

signs at the crossroad blinking yellow

so stop look listen at the gate

wait until the big train passes

a good driver must hesitate

optometrist slips in a sharper focus

so for your world to clearly see

straightens out the stigmatism

rose colored lenses won’t suit 

Refrain:

minced words cut to deceive you

throw them in the soup

cook them til they're tenderized

or they will throw you for a loop

speedy bird rides a northern wind

so sucked into a churning jet engine of hope

i remain seated with perfect perception

trudging not down that muddy slope

Refrain:

it is not in your imagination

that innuendo slight

do not ignore it

nor stay to win the fights

against the grain of fatalism

you may have made your stance

to realize when trouble is brewing

and turn your head when witches dance

Refrain:

you should laugh not at the horror

of voters taking sides

one party mouth, and the other party asshole

do not be taken for a ride

blissful resistance to misfortune

comes to those who rebel

before you're thrown out the window

walk out just as well

Refrain: 
Halloween paraders on display

so throw some candy down

the trick is to treat yourself well

when friends are not around

Oct. 27, 2017
revised 2-17-18