Dreams of an Ordinary Man

When all is said and all is done

At the end of the day, new chapter to come

To dream of the past, reliving the truth

Did you do what you wanted in your youth?

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When all is said and all is done

Another ten years, new chapter to come

No-Hit, No-Run, softball game

Is this your dream, one of fame?

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When all is said and all is done

A decade gone, new chapter to come

Handsome, your prime, brave, enlisted man

Do your dreams hold fear or future plan?

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When all is said and all is done

More years ahead, another chapter to come

Civilian life with a beautiful wife

Do your dreams foresee bringing me life?

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When all is said and all is done

Years fly by, more chapters to come

Work and family consume your days

Does love fill your dreams or only malaise?

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When all is said and all is done

Retirement now, few chapters to come

Yard work, shopping, appointments to keep

Do you dream now or only anticipate sleep?

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When all is said and all is done

The day arrives, no chapter to come

Fit, but humble, dad, you spend your last day

Did your dreams hold regret, a wish for more play?

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When all is said and all is done

I hope for dreams, more chapters to come

To honor the legacy of the book you wrote

Do my dreams reach you, dad, do they cross the moat?

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When all is said and all is done

My prime is spent, few chapters to come

You visit me often through ordinary men

No need for dreams now, I use a pen

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