Good morning neighbor, how are you today ?
Interesting times at your house, I must say
I am right beside you and looking in your yard
Wondering if life is easy for you or if it is hard
As I look at what’s happening over our fence
I think of our relationship and try to make some sense
Can we talk about it ? Are you feeling okay ?
Or are you distraught and in total dismay ?
Did you expect to win or were you surprised you lost ?
Are you paying the price to find out the cost ?
Or are you finding value in what you have bought ?
Or finding some meaning in what you’ve been taught ?
I know we do not share the same address
And to know what you are feeling is anyone’s guess
Because it’s really not my business what goes on in your house
But I do care about you, your kids and your spouse
Will our lives change in our neighborhood ?
Will we all be worse off or will it be good ?
I am your friendly neighbor, living right next door
Wondering what you are thinking and what is in store
I may be a southern hombre or a northern canuck
And as your neighbor, I really do wish you the best of luck
Your happiness is important to me because it affects my life
And for us it cuts both ways just like a knife
So between you and me, if I may be so bold to ask
Answering my question may be a difficult task
Our yards, our neighborhoods and our world is so small
"So would you like to mend a fence or build a wall ?"
Mar 20, 2017
Mar 20, 2017 at 10:01 PM UTC
Good morning neighbor, how are you today ?
Interesting times at your house, I must say
I am right beside you and looking in your yard
Wondering if life is easy for you or if it is hard
As I look at what’s happening over our fence
I think of our relationship and try to make some sense
Can we talk about it ? Are you feeling okay ?
Or are you distraught and in total dismay ?
Did you expect to win or were you surprised you lost ?
Are you paying the price to find out the cost ?
Or are you finding value in what you have bought ?
Or finding some meaning in what you’ve been taught ?
I know we do not share the same address
And to know what you are feeling is anyone’s guess
Because it’s really not my business what goes on in your house
But I do care about you, your kids and your spouse
Will our lives change in our neighborhood ?
Will we all be worse off or will it be good ?
I am your friendly neighbor, living right next door
Wondering what you are thinking and what is in store
I may be a southern hombre or a northern canuck
And as your neighbor, I really do wish you the best of luck
Your happiness is important to me because it affects my life
And for us it cuts both ways just like a knife
So between you and me, if I may be so bold to ask
Answering my question may be a difficult task
Our yards, our neighborhoods and our world is so small
"So would you like to mend a fence or build a wall ?"
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