Drop a coin, the lights begin, A gentle hum, a hopeful spin. I started small, a quiet child with one bright heart to spend, Each day a level rising up, beginning to ascend. I leapt through laughter, stumbled too, I lost a life or two, But oh, the thrill of trying still I played because I grew. No map to guide, no secret door, Just step by step to something more. Game Over when the screen fades to black, But look at all the joy I carried on my back. If I had extra lives, I’d play it all again, The love, the ache, the loss, the flame. Game Over but hold your head high, We all must fall, we all must try. And if the final bell should call my name, I’ll smile I played the game. Some reached the top with diamond shine, some wandered round the start, Some saved their strength for gentle days of quiet, faithful heart. I learned to lose with open eyes, and win without a crown, For every level teaches us the courage not to drown. No cheat, no code, no hidden line, Just one wild life and it was mine. Game Over when the screen fades to black, But look at all the joy I carried on my back. If I had extra lives, I’d play it all again, The love, the ache, the loss, the flame. Game Over but hold your head high, We all must fall, we all must try. And if the final bell should call my name, I’ll smile I played the game. Rise rise rise I did not come here just to stay. Rise rise rise I lived, I laughed, I gave away. Stay stay stay And if you miss me when I go, Just close your eyes you’ll feel the glow. One last coin falls quiet now, No fear just take a bow. Game Over but the music remains, It lingers warm in silver veins. If memory calls, then answer bold and clear I lived I loved I was here. Game Over but don’t you cry, It’s only life that learns to fly. And when the final credits frame my name, Remember I played the game. Goodnight. Continue in another light.
