Hope springs eternal.

Its the last sugar maple leaf to wither in the Fall,
and the bartenders shout for the last call,
from the downhill skier caught in a rushing avalanche,
to those hurtful words said, ending a summers romance,
when angry clouds march to block the light of the sun,
and the aging father who can no longer outrun his son,
its the black cat living its ninth life,
and the last slice of steak from a carving knife,
from the needle that can't be found in the hay,
hopes and dreams drift away...drift away.

Its the dead end job that pays minimum wage,
and the bird of paradise caught in a cage,
from the aspiring singer who's lost her voice,
to facing the predicament of Hobson's choice,
when angst ridden kids have run away from home,
and the tears of Romulus during the Fall of Rome,
its the last losing hand of a Vegas gambler,
and the loss of direction for a country rambler,
from the tin foil hats who predict the next doomsday,
hopes and dreams drift away...drift away.

Its the cheating husband caught in a lie,
and the Napalm bombs falling out of the sky,
from the child's kite caught in the Scarlet Oak tree,
to the trapped brown bear struggling to break free,
or when the lonely are contemplating suicide,
and the Blue whales washed up on the high tide,
from the deep darkness that never sees the morning light,
to the oppressed who are fighting for their rights,
and the deadly streets where children no longer play,
hopes and dreams drift away...drift away.

Its a child last breath felt on a mothers face,
and the death row prisoners accepting their fates,
from the world that washed away in Noah's mighty flood,
...which I don't believe happened anyway,
oh baby, I can still hear you cry when you pray,
to the terrifying screams in the neighborhood,
and the countless victims shot dead in cold blood,
its the fading hallucinations of a D.M.T addict,
and the dripping tears of a dictators conscript,
hopes and dreams drift away...drift away,
but you say hope springs eternal anyway.