To all of those who wept

They paved paradise,
Put up a parking lot
The day that I compromised
How much I was worth

They put up a sale sign
Above my childhood door
As soon as I set aside
All I had been dreaming for

They called my mother
Said I was grounded for life
The day that I fell for it,
Sharpened someone else’s knife

They cancelled Christmas,
Took back all the gifts
The day that I stood back
And let a soul flow adrift

They opened the graves
Let out the undead
The day I said no,
Not my problem to mend

They built up a restaurant
In the place where I slept
The day I closed my heart
To all of those who wept