Golden Child

Pick a boy and offer him the planet on a plate
Raise him up to see the ins and outs of love and hate
Give him an inkling of how it all began
And golden child becomes a driven man

     He doesn't sleep alone any more
     He doesn't lift the phone with the flourish of yore
     And each slice of life goes through to the bone
     He knows more than he ever did before

Buy the boy some pretty things to keep him in the nest
Sweeten his tooth for him with nothing but the best
Hit him with everything and stop him if you can
When golden child becomes a driven man

     And he doesn't sleep alone any more
     He doesn't lift the phone with the flourish of yore
     And each slice of life goes through to the bone
     He knows more than he ever did before

Watch the boy behave himself with gratitude and tact
Dot the 'i's and cross the 't's until he spots the fact
That life's fabled poetry doesn't even scan
And golden child becomes a driven man

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