Vanity. Vanity. Ev'rywhere I turn.....
In all that I love or hate at least upon the earth.
Vanity. Vanity. I cannot escape.
It haunts relentlessly from day to day!
Week to week, month to month,
Year to year as time speeds on:
Ev'rything I do or think,
Ev'rything bitter or sweet.
Vanity. Vanity. My earthly hopes and dreams.....
All I ever wanted, got, or was denied to me.
Vanity. Vanity. My earthly joys and pains,
All I ever lost and all I gained!
Born a baby, growing up,
Being a teen and having fun;
Romance, jobs, and growing old....
Our lives are as a tale told!
Vanity. Vanity. All the people dear to me!
Vanity. Vanity. All my memories!
Vanity. Vanity. Ev'rything for earth I do!
Oh VANITY.....for this earth true!
17April 10