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 Then came question and it was about time

 The answer came back and it was long

 The house it was built by so men in rhyme

 But whatever came of his talented son

 Who wrote me a dialogue set a tune

 Always you told me of being alone

 Except for the stories about God and you

 And do you still live there, in Bufallo

 They put up the walls, no more to say

 Nobody stopped to ask why it was done

 The stream was too far and the rains to high

 So into the city the river did run

 Because of the architect the buildings fell down

 Smothered and drowned all the seeds that you sowed

 I wish I was somewhere but not in this town

 Maybe the ocean next time around

 I seem to remember the face and the name

 But if it's not you I don't care

 I know of changes, but nothing would change you

 To Theo the sailor who sings in his lair

 Then I'll turn and he won't be there,

 Dusky black windows to light the dark stair

 Candles will nod in the musty air

 Oh, with the flames for as many as the years