honah lee: where dreams go to die

[lampshade_days]

I went looking for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" on YouTube for Abi today, because I wanted to sing it to her but couldn't remember all of the words, and apparently I had forgotten exactly how depressing the song is. For some reason I'd thought it ended on a hopeful note, but no. It's kind of like, you're going to get old and boring, and then you're

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[teacup9]

I find that Circle Game (http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/joni+mitchell/circle+game_20075389.html) and Cat's in the Cradle (http://www.lyricsdepot.com/harry-chapin/cats-in-the-cradle.html) have a similar message. They're still fun songs though. My father was always saying things like that. We'd be walking to the park to play catch and he'd tell me there would be a time when he'd have to walk past the park alone and remember how we use to play catch and feel sad. Seriously!

Poor Puff

[mom_4_life]

Kim - when I was a little girl I had the LP of Puff the Magic Dragon - I would play it and sing along and cry my little heart out when Jackie was no more - It is a very depressing song.