So Long, Farewell, Goodbye

Good luck and lots of merriment, we'll miss you on the beat The thought of you will cheer us through the kiss of summer heat The work we do is hardly true to people in their plight The human zoo we answer to is all we dream at night We hope that you enjoy the ride that real people mention Until you find the joy inside is free of our detention The hopeful dream of happiness that happened just for you Is now the nod of emptiness we share at eighty-two The hopeful vice of paradise is what we really need A joyful slice of something nice inspired by our greed The plucky price of lucky dice is worth another spin The fire you acquire is a buyer with a sin You're a doer we admire, with a zest for cresting higher So your quest, for the best, must invest you with desire You're a winner, not a crier, and you always were a trier If you soar, out the door, then you'll always be a flyer Thank you, Shar, our old friend, for the time we had was great Like a star, to the end, you did more than hesitate With each bar, that we bend, is the path to share your fate From afar, we pretend, that you care enough to wait.