-Used To Be A Love Song-
I used to be a love song,
A melody scattered on the sea
By swarthy fishermen
Chanting each vowel heartily.
I used to be a love song,
Beckoning in the night,
A soft, flowing tenor
Caressing each lover's delight
I used to be a love song
Sung upon one knee
As the gondolier waited
For his lover patiently
I used to be a love song
Accompanied by a lyre
As the troubadours joined
In chorus, their hearts all afire.
I used to be a love song,
Sung through every century;
Now that sentiment's lost,
I've become love's elegy.
"If you have nothing you are willing to die for, then you have nothing to live for."