Will the Last Lyrics

There high up on the hill

Beneath the old windmill

Sat King Will

Will, in long lost times, had lost his crown

His kingdom walls had all come down

And he grew horns above his brow

Lost. He watched the wind do what it could

Spinning slats of ancient wood

And he saw that it was good

He rose and wandered to the farmer's door

To ask him what his crops were for

And he said: "Money"

And Will said What about house and home?

What about the kids that you've grown?

What about the food in your throat?

What about your wife when she moans?

What about the stars that you own?

The farmer replied

He had previously lied

And his wife, it seemed

Had died

From a tumor in her side

And in Will he did confide

That money, oh, money was his way to hide

Then Will made his way to town

And as we walked on altered ground

He was shocked by what he found

Although the sun was shining bright

The piazza bathed in light

All the people were inside

He ran in circles searching through the night

For someone to confess his plight

And he found me

And I told him of so long ago

When I first left my home

Trying to live on my own

So much I didn't know

Of things written in parchment and stone

Then Will reminded me

I had left my family

And in trying to be free

I had cast them out to sea

But I knew I'd had to leave

So I asked him

O, What was it better to be

Our King he sat in silence for some time

While searching through his wearied mind

Of far gone days of bread and wine

Of love he'd found and lost

Of distant bridges he had crossed

Of poor decisions he had made without considering the cost

At long last, he turned his face to see

The expectant expression upon me

Whom had waited patiently

He said Fill your life

With time outside

With love you cannot hide

With your doors open wide

Don't be afraid

Of mistakes that you have made

But be aware the part you've played

In others' lives

With that

Will walked into the sea

Exiting most gracefully

As he waved his hand to me

Alone at last

Upon a foreign shore

Not knowing at all what's in store

I feel free