Everyone wants to do it all over again You'll hear these laments Dripping down fire escapes from tenement buildings Spoken in quiet studies in secluded mansions They wail along the rails of New York subways Slur out of the backs of taxis in Atlanta The money not made The ******* not had Again and again To start over Not a word spoken of the kindness not given Always of the favor not received The wrong not repaid is the regret of many Wealth not worth Hormones not hearts Time not tenderness Gain not growth Everyone wants to do it all over again And become the monsters they could have been