Sirens Wail
If I had known what life would holdI would not choose to come this way
The barren hills and rocky trails,
The lonely nights and hollow days.
If I could just turn back the clock
And cheat the fickle hand of fate,
Erase the writing on the wall,
The ravages of time abate.
If I had seen you standing there
Beneath the silver moon's soft light,
Caressed your cheek and kissed your lips
And held you in that fragrant night,
Perhaps I might have found the strength
To mute the siren's plaintive wails,
Avoid the rocky shoals of doom,
Avert the pain my choice entails.
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