[Intro] There once was a wizard, honest and kind, He stepped in a town with a painted sky lined. From a tent by the roadside where the main street bends, He offered odd wares from Neverland’s ends. [Verse 1] Today on sale, today on sale, Happiness wholesale and retail, Joy in every shade and hue, Fun you’ll surely find here too. Shelves are packed with cornflower wreaths, Petals for wishes beneath, But green despair’s not on my stand, Nor gloom and blues in this land. [Verse 2] There’s childhood’s careless paper snakes, Or bottled golden sun from quiet sandy lakes. Buy the taste of your first kiss, For just a smile—no more, no less. The scent of a blooming paradise, Do you really not want this prize? [Verse 3] But people said, “Don’t bother, it’s no use, You’ll trade yourself out, lose your juice.” “Deal cocaine — that’s where the cash is found, But happiness? A thing that’s rarely sound.” They added, “Listen, fool, just go away, You won’t make profit here, no matter what you say. We’ve seen all kinds of cheats come through, And caught them all — you’re no better, that’s true!” [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] The wizard packed up quietly, then left, From a town where his trade never bereft. Where everyone buys and everyone sells, And the loudest laugh is the last that dwells. Where faith has vanished, and spite overflows, Where Beavis and Butt-Head run the shows. Where people are eaten by black envy’s bite, Where greed’s a virtue and spite takes flight. Where happiness isn’t a feeling, but a dose, Where life’s a pose and death’s just prose. He quickly forgot that ridiculous place, A soulless town with a painted sky’s face. [Outro] So here’s the tale, no need to judge it harsh, And if you don’t like it, then craft your own march, A story much brighter, a hundred times fun, With a happy end and a moral well spun. Where evil’s punished when all is said, And good triumphs first, but try this instead — Reach out and touch the sky with your hands, they say, God gave it to us — but if it’s painted, pray, Not even God can help you anyway.
