"PAD’NARAM"
Big city is the place to be
A world of opportunity
For those of us without a clue
What kind of life we should pursue
The stars align, I find success
Life goes from frugal to excess
Big isn’t what I want at all
My brain says big, my heart says small
The weekends prove my path was wrong
Pad’naram is where I belong
The slower pace, each friendly face
Then Sunday night back in the race
Big city traffic slows to a crawl
My heart yearns for a town that’s small
Big city gets the best of me
But I climb up the corporate tree
Taking on a leadership role
And soon I have complete control
Office prices become obscene
We all use a computer screen
Let’s work from home and save some dough
And no one ever has to know
The weekends weren’t enough for me
Pad’naram’s where I had to be
The slower pace, each friendly face
Sunday night, that Portuguese place
Table for two against the wall
My heart soars in a town that’s small.
c pn2023