NEXT TIME They said that it would happen They assured me it was so A change came, and so it didn’t Like so many times before They said it wasn’t cancelled That it was just postponed Heads they win, tails you lose You may as well flip A coin This thing has happened many times By now you would think I should know Each new time, I’m still optimistic But, they just keep shutting the door It’s hard to believe the same old lies When someone doesn’t mean what they say But, they put you on hold, and tell you again We can do this, another day What ever you say, is your response You act like you don’t believe me. They frown It’s not that I don’t believe in you I’m just tired of being let down I’m going to do better. You wait and see They say with A smile, so genuine But, then t-- c--- b---, w--- t---- s--- o-- w---- I’-- m--- i- u- t- y-- “n--- t---” E. V. SIMS |