Don’t wanna go just to say I’ve been

I don’t wanna go there, just to say I’ve been

I’ve been to Rome and the Vatican

I’ve been to London, sailed the Thames

been to Toronto and the CN tower

And the Angkor wat in Cambodia

and it’s the same feeling all the time

millions of people and still alone

history repeated and nothing’s learned

so much to see but in minutes it’s gone

Ch

I don’t want to go there

Just to say I’ve been

I wanna see something

No one else has seen

I want a deep connection

to something hard to find

a simple reflection

a meeting of the minds

Oh I don’t want an Eiffel Tower

Or a Trevi fountain

No Taj Mahal or kutab minar

Or the hanging gardens

the coffee at Pike is very nice

and Chicago’s Sue has quite a bite

France has Gites and wineries

Orlando has universals and Disneys

but it’s the same feeling all the time

millions of people and still alone

history repeated and nothing’s learned

so much to see but in minutes it’s gone

Ch

Deborah Mannas