Lil´ Richard

Teenage Richard

The ball was for young teens
all the kids would be there
This night would be hours like weeks
... A lifetime in one night

Young richard didn´t attend
his adolescent doubt drowning him from the inside
Crowding his vision like bandits
He stayed dim in his poorly kept bedroom

Big buildings story upon story of music and excitement
Young Richard´s friends gathered below his apartment
Though young Richard would not come out
And joy sprang up in those nearby buildings

Not a lick for Richard
Not a whiff for Richard
Not a fine note echoed for Richard
Not so much as a glance