There is a time, in men’s affairs,
To face those dragons in their lairs
A time, when after introspection
To move things in the right direction
To know what north is and what south is
And put yer money where yer mouth is
A time for hate, a time for love
A time persuade, evolves to shove
A time for niceties, A time for nasties
(I read that in Ecclesiastes)
The point I’ll make, if you’ll allow
I think that time and tide is now
We want something; so do you
A child would know what we should do
You want more and we want less
There is a middle way, I’d guess
When I was young, I thought it wise
To learn the art of compromise
For give and take, the sages said
Is one way we can move ahead
You get gold but pay the price
Then we shake and all make nice
So, let us know the way you feel
There’s lots of room to make a deal
The other option you can choose
That’s “we win” – “you lose”
