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It's only begun
But we've been here before.
We know what to say
And how to look when we talk.
It'll be second nature
We've done this before
We could close our eyes
And rehearse it as we go.
You'll say hey
And I'll say ah
We're acting our parts
The scene of hello and goodbye
How come we know so much?
When did we get all this down?
How come we know what's going to happen
And not even have won a lottery before now?
It's probably instinct we know
Born and trained we are
In the arts of humility and careful grace.
We'll never lose our faces
We've got this down pat.
You'll say hello
And I'll say goodbye
We know each other so very well
We've known this would happen.
Couldn't we tell?
The stage is set
The crowd's not going home
Let's give them something to remember us by
A little piece of what they came for
"I love you... I love you not"
"Either way, my friend, it'll never happen
I kid you not."
 
By Don Bernal
2-29-00
Just once every four years
 
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