She said it was almost time
For me to go
I said I was feeling fine
And waxing so poetic
I was the silver-tongued devil
At least in my own eyes
How I lied
Oh how I tried
I want to catch the brass ring
Before it passes me by
I want to catch the brass ring
It's something that I just
Have to try
Please don't ask me why
I said I'm not gonna whine
Because I know
About the way they operate
And where they go for breakfast
In this exclusive and privileged world
You will find me
Sometime soon
Sometime soon
I want to catch the brass ring
Before it passes me by
I want to catch the brass ring
It's something that I just
Have to try
Please don't ask me why
Would you ask a child
What he likes about candy
Would you ask a dog not to bite
Would you ask the sun not to shine
Or the stars not to
Twinkle from their heights
Everybody's not the same
You ought to know
Whether they strictly be mundane
Are they the life of the party
In the confusion
I'm easily forced to my corner
Of the room
In the gloom
I want to catch the brass ring
Before it passes me by
I want to catch the brass ring
It's something that I just
Have to try
Please don't ask me why
The Brass Ring
©2004 by Ray Jozwiak
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