Numbers Count On Themselves

Numbers Count On Themselves 3’s make love in the open Twist with trees that turn from Winter Count on music to reveal Spring Several 7’s take lessons on how to Jitterbug They disco with 6’s by the river to keep in step Zero’s boat house is open for business Even ants look for action Reason to leave the house 4’s step in with them For the common good For hours at a time, for whiskey and a song The audience breaks into applause 8’s broke into fractions on the floor (Which is against the law) 7’s did illegal sambas (Knowing it was wrong) Cops stepped in to stop this numbers game Questionable digits and their issues are cause for inquisitions Zero, the owner of the boat house business Had no power in this matter 8’s and 7’s, embarrassed, reduced by more demotion Showed no emotion as they left the show Taken off to jail for infractions of the fraction code There is nothing wrong with any number They all wish to rise above themselves To make a better future for their children Who start out like 1’s like everyone else Zero never had a business plan or house When he started out We all began as little 1’s without a clue Counting on ourselves to get us through I guess you could say that is a plus The calculus of us