LEARSONG lyrics
by Joel Sattler

all I want
is to bark the same thief
be a brother to Lear
and dry up his grief

these are my eyes
that do much to offend
it may not be wise
but I chose to pretend

which dog do you beggar
have you gone mad
are you a bootlegger
or a bulldog gone bad

all I want
is to see with glass eyes
look with mine ears
for the whispered surprise

thou rascal beagle
hold thy bloody hand
whip not the eagle
do as I command

or you are the sinner
and you are the sin
I don't know how
or where to begin

set you down father
bless you this day
if not don't you bother
to come back this way

all I want
is one true word
and all I get
is a joke I once heard

when we are born
to this great stage of fools
we cry in the morn
and then go off to school

and when we die
think we fall off a cliff
but it's all a lie
it's only what if

all I want
all I want
all I want
I want it all

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