The Last Thing in the World(I Wanted to Do)

[couchgrouch]

The Last Thing in the World(I Wanted to Do)The Op'ry played on their Philcohis folks thought he was tucked in tightbut he climbed down that ol' oak treeand slipped off in the nighthis dad found him by the fairgroundswhile the carnies packed their convoycos the magic of Ringling Bros.mesmerized that restless boyhe said, "Dad, I can see you're madbut I ain't seen nothin' like thatthose circus lights were like starsfrom another world somewherejust standing in their shadowseemed to take me theremy heart may go where it wants tobut hurting youwas the last thing in the world I wanted to do"he'd run off to join the serviceduring the Korean warhis folks waited at the stationwhen he came home from the Corps.he hoped that he'd be welcomedwith tears of joy and pridebut they stood there stone-facedwhen they saw his asian bridehe said, "Dad, I can see you're madbut I ain't loved no one like thatand though we're worlds apartwe're born on this same earthand she means the world to mewhat more can love be worthmy heart may go where it wants tobut hurting youis the last thing in the world I wanted to do"well, the world keeps turning through the agesand spinning 'round the sun is the turning of life's pagesso the nurse was watchin' the Op'rywhen he snuck outta that rest homethey found him after dark, in some graveyardmumbling by her lonesome stonehe said, "my time is shortI know where I'm headed toso leaving this life, near my late wifeis the last thing in the world I wanted to dothe last thing in the world I wanted to dothe last thing in the world I wanted to do"(c)2006 Robert George