I used to visit
All the very
Gay places
Those come what
May places
Where one relaxes
On the axis of the
Wheel of life
To get the feel
Of life from
Jazz and cocktails
The girls I knew
Had sad and sullen
Gray faces
With distingue
Traces
That used to be
There you could
See where
They'd been
Washed away
By too many
Through the day
Twelve o'clock
Tales
Then you came
Along with your
Siren song
To tempt me
To madness
I thought
For a while that
Your poignant
Smile was tinged
With a sadness
Of a great love
For me
Ah yes
I was wrong
Again
I was wrong
Life is lonely
Again
And only last year
Everything
Seemed so sure
Now life is
Awful again
A trough
Full of hearts
Could only be
A bore
A week in Paris
Could ease
The bite of it
All I care is to
Smile
In spite of it
I'll forget you
I will
While yet you
Are still
Burning inside
My brain
Romance is
Mush
Stifling those
Who strive
So I'll live a
Lush life in
Some small dive
And there I'll be
While I rot
With the rest of
Those whose
Lives are
Lonely too..