Denial

I was a friend of the president, a charmer if ever to be found
I could have him review your manuscript
So your book will be published and bound

When I was a lad of 22, I could carry as fast as the wind
I placed me second in the New York marathon
Though that poor runner, just ahead of me, I let win

A powerful elixir the truth it sure ain’t
Like the nightly broadcast on FOX news
The weather’s getting warmer
Have no fear nor complaints
You can move to Vermont if you choose

Denial, it helps us make sense of the day
Denial, we wouldn’t have it any other way

That medical report was a 06 out of 10
You’re a failure the doctor decrees
But when viewed upside down
Holding tight to your gown
That’s a 9 out of 01 if you please

I was a world famous limirist you see
I could make up a limerick real quick [pause]

Like Peter the Pig he went to his gig
Proudly to play his kazoo
But as soon as he started
They all thought he farted
For out of the wrong end he blew

That’s denial, it helps us make sense of the day
Denial, we wouldn’t have it any other way

Might there be a person whom you fancy a bit
You think of him or her all the time
Though said person wouldn’t know you from a barrel of [pause] spit
The love you two made was divine

And now here we come to the crux of our issue
When expectations and facts don’t align
Tain’t nothing more gratifying
Oh please pass the tissue
Than changing your vinegar into wine [That’s delish]

Denial, it helps us make sense of the day [Ya, you wish]
Denial, we wouldn’t have it any other way

John Andrew
December 2010