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A Puzzlement

Ken Watanabe
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When I was a boy, world was but a spot What was so was so, what was not was not Now I'm a man, world has changed a lot Some things nearly so, others nearly not There are times I almost think I am not sure of what I absolutely know Very often find confusion in conclusion I concluded long ago In my head are many facts which as a student I had studied to procure In my head are many facts of which I wish I was more certain I was sure Is a puzzlement Shall I join with other nations in alliance? If allies are weak, am I not best alone? If allies are strong with power to protect me Might they not protect me out of all I own? Is a danger to be trusting one another One will seldom want to do what other wishes But unless someday somebody trusts somebody There'll be nothing left on earth exceptin' fishes There are times I almost think nobody's Sure of what he absolutely knows Everybody finds confusion in conclusions he concluded long ago And it puzzles me to learn that though A man may be in doubt of what he knows Very quickly will he bite, he'll fight to Prove that what he does not know is so Ah, sometimes I think that people are going mad Ah, sometimes I think that people are not so bad But no matter what I think, I must go on living life As builder of my kingdom, I must go forth Be father to my children and husband to each wife Etcetera, etcetera, and so forth If my Lord in Heaven put it so, then away Every day I try to live another day If my Lord in Heaven put it so, then away Every day I do my best for one more day But is a puzzlement