Not near

Once upon the midnight way
a man and woman lived
but they are not near, not near
oh no they are not near, not here

The man once said to woman
I love you with all my heart
so why, tell me, so why, so why
why is the love not near, not near
the love is not near, not here

A man loved a woman
and from them a child born
but the fathers not near, not near
the fathers not near, not here

and the child grew to a man
and he lived a happy life
but his parents not near, not near
both parents not near, not here

and the child had a daughter
and despite her fathers upbringing
her family was there, was there
her family was there, was near

---Duke TIP student