Dandy Lion

(A tale of a young boy named Dandy Lion)

How are we, keeping the lie apart
trying to keep, silence of a telling heart
Dandy Lion, you sold your soul
but you’ll stay strong, to the end of it all

The night told stories
of a young man who fooled the world
He was just a poor boy
that fell in love with this girl.

She was the daughter
of rich man, can’t you see.
In the year eighteen-o-eight
this couldn’t be

The truth is he grew up
in the alleys as a child
His father used to beat him
and so he began to lie.

He’ll dress up for the moment
put his mask on
talks like a gentleman
deceiving with his charms

His name was Dandy Lion
He cried every night
He married the rich man’s daughter
but it didn’t feel right

He knew that he was a liar
He knew that he deceived
But he wanted her to see him
of who he really is

And then a sad night
after he stopped his eyes that bleed
he found this gun in his desk
and so he was dead

No one really knew him
not even his wife
he died a lonely death
and that was his life

So how could we, keep the lying apart
try to keep silence of a telling heart
Dandy Lion, you sold your soul
but you’ll stay strong, until you die alone