Then and Now

               Many hopes conceived to last
               have faded dimly into the  past

                       I speak only for myself, my dear  
                       I speak only for myself.

•             It's true that time has brought its cost

               and much that was valued we have lost

•                     I speak for both of us, my dear ,  

                      I speak for both of us.

               Where then are the glories we would vaunt?
               All subject now to gibe and taunt

                      I ask only for myself, my dear
                      I ask only for myself.

               Can we say that it has mattered
               that time has left us sorely battered?

                      I ask for both of us, my dear
                      I ask for both of us.
              
               Why do they seek with lips that purse
               to spit on our shadows as they curse?

                     I speak of all of them my dear
                     I ask of all of them.

               They are now strong and we are weak.
               Is there no shelter we can seek?

                     I speak of all of them, my dear
                     I ask of all of  them.