The Traveller

(words & music Joe Pereira)

There are two
and only
two ways to tell a story
I have often heard you say
but there are
so many
ways to destroy its meaning
better not to listen

and if life is what you make it
as teachers often say
will they teach you how to fake it
when so much
seems to fail to come your way

You gave up
believing
the answer to your pleading
is somewhere deep in your mind
but life is
nothing more
than a race to the finish
with the blind leading the blind

And if life is…

You travelled the world
like there’s no tomorrow
took away laughter
and left only sorrow