open up the book and turn to chapter one
and see the words "once upon a time"
just so you know, the story ends
the boy and girl, they fall in love
and they live...

but now to chapter two, to flesh it out
because the story sometimes lies
between the lines, you have to read
to capture every conversation about
how they live...

chapter three, then four and five, they go
so fast before your eyes, and you
find yourself a willing prisoner of the words
they flow through your mind and take you
where they live...

the end is near, the heroes win and the
boy and girl you've come to know
through words, they feel like friends,
and you know in your heart and mind
they will live...