for Franziska I I want to write clearly Speaking truth as nearly As my eyes can see it Rising then to be it And being it to do What it takes to be true I want to be so you When you remember me Remember me truly II I dig a big dog can you? Dig a big fat cat that too Once Franziska had a rat She dug that was big and fat And so she had the best of Big and fat in ratly love Though she was allergic to Him so bid adieu ah-CHOO She is not allergic to Me I am glad to say who Can dig a big dog can you? (I can dig Franziska too) III I had a cat named Noodles once I miss Who disappeared one day a lot like this For thirteen years he was my roommate and I always had someone to understand Then he was gone when I had to go on Noodles Freddie Noodles I miss you so When you went missing we both had to go And I lost everything I had went mad Who whatever happened never to know But you were the best cat I ever had IV The wheel of life turns And somebody learns The hard way again The only way then How we know now when Through the surprising To where we must go Turning but rising Sometimes we just know And somebody learns The wheel of life turns Steven Curtis Lance   Image: Fat Rat by Franziska