When Will My Life Begin?

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7:00 AM, the usual morning lineup

Start on the chores and sweep till the floor's all clean

Polish and wax, do laundry and mop and shine up

Sweep again and by then it's like 7:15

And so I'll read a book, or maybe two or three

I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery

I'll play guitar and knit and cook and basically

Just wonder, when will my life begin?

Then after lunch, it's puzzles and darts and baking

Papier-mâché, a bit of ballet and chess

Pottery and ventriloquy, candle making

Then I'll stretch, maybe sketch, take a climb, sew a dress

And I'll reread the books, if I have time to spare

I'll paint the walls some more, I'm sure there's room somewhere

And then I'll brush and brush and brush and brush my hair

Stuck in the same place I've always been

And I'll keep wonderin' and wonderin'

And wonderin' and wonderin'

When will my life begin?

Tomorrow night, the lights will appear

Just like they do on my birthday each year

What is it like out there, where they glow?

Now that I'm older, Mother might just let me go