Illusions

Want to buy some illusions,

Slightly used, second hand?

They were lovely illusions,

Reaching high, built on sand.

They had a touch of paradise,

A spell you can't explain:

For in this crazy paradise,

You are in love with pain.

Want to buy some illusions,

Slightly used, just like new?

Such romantic illusions -

And they're all about you.

I sell them all for a penny,

They make pretty souvenirs.

Take my lovely illusions -

Some for laughs, some for tears

They had a touch of paradise,

A spell you can't explain:

For in this crazy paradise,

You are in love with pain.

Want to buy some illusions,

Slightly used, just like new?

Such romantic illusions -

And they're all about you.

I sell them all for a penny,

They make pretty souvenirs.

Take my lovely illusions -

Some for laughs, some for tears