Maybe the world has finally gone so wrong   it's taken all the pleasure out of being right   even ordinary things seem so far out of reach   that they are almost out of sight      so why propose worst case scenarios?   they seem to find ways to come true      we live in an imperfect world   that we must concede   and some things are impossible   take that as agreed   but getting some of what you want   and most of what you need?   perhaps, perhaps      Now that the endless march of bitterness has worn us out   it could be time to call a halt   sometimes even victims of injustice must admit   that something might have been their fault      all the same assigning all the blame   could take all the time in the world      and I don't have that kind of time, forever is a curse   and I don't want to be the ruler of the universe   but staying in a little world that won't get too much worse?   perhaps, perhaps.      "A world of our own" sounds so trite   but that's almost all right      the way I thought that it would be has vanished in the air   and most of it's impossible, and I don't really care   but reaching out for somebody who's actually there?   perhaps, perhaps.