The Hardest Decision

The hardest decision's the one you just made,
The hand you just shook or the deed you just signed,
So do not blame Time when our promises fade.

I spent my last nickel-- a penny arcade,
So supper and shelter will be hell to find:
The hardest decision's the one you just made.

The richest of lords owns the bloodiest blade,
His rivals all poisoned or stabbed from behind,
So do not blame Time when our promises fade.

The more you desire, the more you will trade;
Our heaviest shackles are chains of the mind,
The hardest decision's the one you just made.

By selling our futures we are all betrayed:
The shorter the contract, the tighter its bind,
So do not blame Time when our promises fade.

The harsher the master, the better obeyed:
Our past leaves us helpless and hopeless and blind.
The hardest decision's the one you just made,
So do not blame Time when our promises fade.

- DBN

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