for Clarence
It's a Small, Small World
A young couple smiles and laughs
Settling, ginger, into the little boat.
With a lurch, the little boat is pulled
Forward into the shimmering cave.
The water is black as night; Night
Blots Day. Sky above and sea below
Seem as distant, as depthless as God.
There is music and children sweetly singing
Puppets in colorful costumes are dancing
Brightly lit and searing clear through the darkness
The man becomes a small boy again
Held in his father's strong, soft arms
That once kept a three year old safe.
There is just one moon
That father is gone now
And one golden sun
A boy's wonder and delight
And a smile means
Becomes a boy's nightmare and despair
Friendship to everyone
The darkness melts thirty years
Past is now present is then future
For the man knows what fate
Awaits the boy and his father
On the way home from DisneyWorld
In the singing, he can hear the silence screaming.
Where a great man's voice is stilled for all time.
Though the mountains are wide
The bright lights fade from a stage
And the oceans divide
Will this ride ever end?
It's a world of laughter/ A world of tears
The mouth of the tomb opens
It's a world of hopes/ And a world of fears
Blinking into the Florida sun
There's so much that we share
The song is ending.
That it's time we're aware
A woman's hand moves tears from a man's face
It's a small world
C?mon baby, let?s go.
after all.
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