"Around
The Corner"
-By Henson Towne
Around the corner I have a friend
In this great city that has no
end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush
on,
And before I know it, a year is
gone
And I never see my old friends
face,
For life is a swift and terrible
race,
He knows I like him just as well
As in the days when I rang his
bell,
And he rang mine.
We were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on
Jim"
"Just to show that I'm thinking
of him"
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow
goes, And
distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner!-yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir-"
"Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve
in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished
friend.
If you love someone, tell them.
Remember always to say what you mean.
Never be afraid to express yourself.
Take this opportunity to tell someone
what they mean to you. Seize
the day and have no regrets. Most importantly,
stay close to your friends and family,
for they have helped make you the person
you are today and are what it's
all about anyway. Pass this along to your
friends. Let it make a difference
in your day and theirs. The difference between
expressing love and having regrets
which may stay around forever.
"Help me to fling my life like
a flaming firebrand into the gathering
darkness
of the world."-- Albert Schweitzer