The myriad choices of his fateSet themselves out upon a plateFor him to chooseWhat had he to lose
There's a time I can recallFour years old and three feet tallTrying to touch the stars and the cookie jarAnd both were out of reach
IF I ONLY HAD TODAY
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There's a time I can recallFour years old and three feet tallTrying to touch the stars and the cookie jarAnd both were out of reach
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