Once upon a time

Life was so fine

For a boy they called Speedy

And a girl he called Sweety

So sit back and listen

I’ll tell you a tail

Of a love that would glisten

As big as a whale

But before I begin

I’ll tell you my friend

This story’s a sad one

You’ll cry at the end

But o, don’t you worry

For when you get old

You’ll remember a story

Of love not of gold

So lets get it started

This story of Love

Of a boy they called Speedy

And a girl he called Sweety

In a town by the sea

A boy and a girl

Speedy and Sweety

Would give love a whirl

Her hair was like night

Braided and long

Her height was just right

When he came along

Speedy a blond boy

Who played in the sand

Looked out at the ocean

At far away lands

But Sweety was special

She caught Speedy’s eye

And a girl not a sailboat

Put a spark in his eye

Speedy once told her

He’d build with his hands

A house with a window

Looking out to the sand

As the days and the years

And the months would pass

They would talk of a new life

The time went so fast

So the day finally came

The weather was cool

They said, "now is the time"

Since were out of School

A sailboat was waiting

By the dock at the pier

As they loaded their baggage

They both had a tear

They said their good-byes

To the ones that they loved

And the wind and the water

Then gave them a shove

Off to a far land

They’d start a new life

A boy and a girl

Who now was his wife

The time it went quick

As they sailed away South

On a beach they would pick

A place for a house

It wasn’t to long

After they had arrived

Speedy would build

A house for his bride

In the kitchen a window

That looked to the sea

For Sweaty his true love

He gave her the key

Her eyes were wide open

She opened the door

For the house that he built

Couldn’t be more

She gave him a hug

Yes they were in Love

A boy they called Speedy

And a girl he called Sweety

So a new life began

By the sea and the sand

And the people who traveled

Would stop by their land

Speedy and Sweety’s

A place they would stop

To eat a fish taco

And wear their flip-flops

Sweety would serve them

While Speedy was gone

Catching the fish

Returning by dawn

In a far away land

In the places he’d go

She'd wait for his sailboat

Hoping for gold

While Speedy was fishing

Sweety was Home

He found her a gold ring

And brought her it Home

For Speedy and Sweety

Now I must explain

Love and its treasures

Does have some pain

Now is the time

Don't wonder why

Remember I told you

That you might cry

Speedy came home

And he reached for the ring

The one that he promised

Promised to bring

Sweety was sleeping

She would not wake

Her life she was living

God soon would take

Speedy was crying

They're by her side

The ring in his pocket

He threw in the tide

Years now have past

Since Sweety has gone

A small kitchen window

Looks out to the dawn

Under the ocean

In this far away land

A ring made of gold

Is hid in the sand

And so ends the story

That I have told

Of love and it's riches

Richer then gold

If you feel sad

As if you might cry

Just put on a smile

I'll tell you why

Just remember the time

When life was so fine

For a boy they called Speedy

And a girl he called Sweety

By Bill Payne, February 17, 2001