| Untitled Row by row, single file We walk one after the other to rehearsed aisles Loved ones sit to either side Parents smiling with radiant pride Caps and gowns worn all alike The top man starts speaking into the mic "We are gathered here for this joyous event Of young ones given permission to on their way be sent Into the world where real life awaits We're here to welcome you through the open gates" The speech continues and some sit with tears Others ponder hopes and dreams, some of us our fears The top mans speech comes to an end It is time for the climax of the ceremony to begin Row after row we walk across the platform As our names are called we are give an official form A diploma as well as long stemmed rose When returned to our seats we again all arose The top man returned to the mic and this is what he said "I wish all the luck to the class of the millennium" It's done, it's finished, I am now a graduate The whole world's open to me and I can discover it The years my parents always told me were the best Are the years for me I'd rather not put to rest There were years that gave me youth and energy They were years that will always be held dear to me This day marks a childhood I will never live again And an unpredictable adulthood I'm about to begin Someday I may marry and have children to home I'll say Enjoy the youth given to you before it goes away |