The human race, that piece of muck

That thinks itself divine

Can only crush your tender wings

And bruise your troubled mind

A sonnet on the wings of love

Dies an untimely death

A jilted lover’s cry of pain

Is such a waste of breath

 

So cheer up now you boys and girls

As time slips away

For love is fickle, and won’t last you

Longer than one day

 

So change your name just for the night

And look the other way

And leave before your lover wakes

And kicks you out of bed

 

Your dreams ain’t worth a penny and

Your thoughts ain’t worth a dime

But we can talk about

Your fear and nightmares any time

The rose you proudly wear

Just like a ribbon on your chest

Will whither in the time it takes

Your lover to get dressed

 

So cheer up now you boys and girls

As time slips away

For love is fickle, and won’t last you

Longer than one day

 

So change your name just for the night

And look the other way

And leave before your lover wakes

And kicks you out of bed

 

Don’t you know it’s out of fashion

Such bewilderment and passion

Such a funny misbehavior of the brain

 

But you’ll come back to your senses

See yourself through clearer lenses

It’s the way of modern times,

My little friend

 

So cheer up now you boys and girls

As time slips away

For love is fickle, and won’t last you

Longer than one day

 

So change your name just for the night

And look the other way

And leave before your lover wakes

And kicks you out of bed