Wrap Party
David Brown
I wore Father’s suit and my Grandfather’s hat
I said goodbye to the welcome mat
Tam stood tall in her skin
Said she was going out the way she came in
Things once important now so trivial
The wrap party to wrap up them all
Bring something special said Don
A treasure, a secret and a song
Jan told us over Marvin Gaye
How her childhood was taken away
Nobody’s going to miss evilness and war
The wrap party to wrap up them all
Crowds gathered in the square below
Not a mobile screen to be seen
They huddled together like penguins
And sang Goodnight Irene
Jo lit a Cuban with a ton
We all jumped when Mo fired the gun
Shot the cork right out the Champagne
We toasted those who had taken the earlier train
The Old Master took a gash as each glass hit the wall
The wrap party to wrap up them all
The stars became kaleidoscopic
As the sky began to fall
Who would have thought apocalypse
Could be so beautiful
We held hands and stared at Orion
Eve, she started crying
Said she never thought this day would come
But two hundred K is a pretty good run
That started us laughing - the relief palpable
The wrap party to wrap up them all
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