LYRIC FOR SALE

By GG

If every minute were a year,
Now the second half is here.
Just a break, I’ll take a breath,
Then I’ll play this life again—no rest.

A few more great hits on Side B,
Then I’ll listen joyfully.
Two times forty-five, it’s a classic tape,
So many good tunes, though my player’s in a scrape.

Slow it down, just to make it last,
Holding notes and slowing down fast.
The music stops just where it shouldn't,
Trying to move on, but we’re stuck and couldn’t.

Now’s the part where everyone shouts,
Now’s the part where the party’s about,
Now’s the part where the whiskey flows,
Where the bouncer’s down on all fours—who knows?

Right here we are, singing “Happy Birthday,”
Posting on Facebook, joyfully all day.
Everyone’s dancing, everyone sways,
May you live long, with many bright days.

I bask in the light for just one day,
Most times there’s no space to play.
If the tape gets stuck, we’ll roll right through,
Another day comes, but this time it’s for you.

Here comes the part where everyone shouts,
Here comes the part where the party’s about,
Here comes the part where the whiskey flows,
Where the bouncer’s down on all fours—who knows?

Once again, we’re singing “Happy Birthday,”
Posting on Facebook, joyfully all day.
Everyone’s dancing, everyone sways,
May you live long, with many bright days.