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By Shad

At The Same Time

I never laughed and cried at the same time
Until I saw a child wish on a star
And it came true
And I realized the two of them
Share the same view from below and above
With a light within
That glows like love and illuminates the truth

I never laughed and cried at the same time
Like Marvin singing, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Until I saw an Old Prince with the fear of a crown
And smoke filled his eyes with the tears of a clown

I never laughed and cried at the same time.


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