The Minstrel's Ballad

When was the last time music moved through your veins
the Coltrane jam that didn't end till it rained
John Denver who left you with a teary eye
or CCR that symbolized the youth 'cry........
but hey.....
a flower,too,dies, by the petals it grows
a poor joke now splashed on the radio
with songs that suffice
the big black suits and ties
I greet the new times with a goodbye


Did you wish to play in those fields
Far from the city,where the roads could lead
Did you wish to lie in the bosom of sunshine
Lost in the vastness of the skies of time........
I do....
But now that the fields are gone
Smoke clouds fill the early morn'
I open my rubbin' eyes
and mourn that beautiful world's demise
And all I could do is say goodbye


Do you wish you could see the kids play hide
Do you wish you could warm yourself inside
Do you wish you could have that bohemian smile........
I do ......
But now when i see the sky
a thought that passes by
and I realize
that I crossed too many a mile
Now all I can do is walk and say goodbye