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Bleak, totally bleak said the man with the tall round hat Then we looked and saw a large green and yellow cat Slowly stealing through the tall brown lemon grass Come on, come on, said Clarissa quite aghast Then Moz the owl came silently swooping through the glen Better things lay just ahead, the best that’s ever been The owl flew on swiftly swerving disappearing in the mist What’s that, the man said, I don’t know; did you get the gist? Man in hat, he didn’t hear but seemed to walk along in fear How much further must we go; are we getting near? Clarissa leaped across the stream onto the spongy moss Must we all keep running on, it all seems such a loss? And where has gone that crazy cat, I don’t see him anymore? I think he took a nap, I said; what are we looking for? Cat came back to purr with smiles and fluffy fur He’d been on ahead to look and see if the way was sure It’s bleak, I’m sure, said the man with the tall round hat Not bleak at all, you’ve got it wrong said the green and yellow cat Let’s all sit down to rest a bit and hear what the cat shall tell It’s possible he has good news and that it might go well The best things come from dreams we share, better than our past We should always dream big dreams for one day they may appear at last The cat said, up ‘round the bend you will find your good dreams come true Yes, it’s marvelous, the dreams for me and dreams for you There’s a city up ahead like none you’ve ever seen When you see it you will know that life is the best it’s ever been The cat ran on and disappeared When he knew the city neared A steeper path, a narrow way They could see it now in the light of day The way was narrow now and made the journey tough Will we have the strength to climb the trail, will we have enough? Hear that song that's carried on the wind It is coming from the city just ‘round the bend Red and yellow bird flew down to say hello Are you coming to the city, can I know? Yes, we’ve been running through the night Trying to find the way to better where everything is right But we didn’t know if it was true That dreams could come to pass did you? In the light we joined as one, unsure and walking carefully The city gate lay ‘round the bend, a gate right through a monster tree Songs and voices filled the air With happy people everywhere Green and yellow cat was waiting, grinning at the gate He was glad that we had made it, we were not too late There waits a special city for us all If we will only dream and hear the call
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