Barry Van Allen - '20'

Twenty years ago,
I was getting older,
Twenty years from now,
I hope I'm getting younger.
I can hope...
because the price is right!

Twenty miles down the road,
I will be Twenty miles ahead,
at least Twenty more away...
- - - maybe Twenty dollars richer,
- - - maybe Twenty dollars poorer!

Twenty pounds ago,
I had Twenty different reasons,
and the Twenty different seasons,
gave me Twenty new excuses,
but, I used Twenty - One!

I bought the Twenty greatest hits,
and none of them hit hard enough,
... perhaps the Twenty extra miles,
... perhaps the Twenty extra minutes,
... maybe the Twenty other people,
... will take that Twenty million Dollars from me,
... If I should ever get it...
... The '20 ' that I need to see...,
... are not the 20 that I need with me,
- - - but, I believe, that there may be...
20,000 friends that I have never seen,
... that might see me!
... Believe me when I say that I get...
... The Twenty thousand friends I've never met!

Barry Van Allen

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