Yoko Ono - A Thousand Times Yes

I said yes, i said yes, i said yes,

I prayed a thousand times yes.

And the no that was hanging over the buildings

Faded like the moon at dawn.



When i was young i thought i was facing

A very aware world ahead,

I didn't know it was going to be

"beware of dogs" instead.



I said no, i said no, i said no,

I said no a million times to no.

But the yes that was in its last breath

Still hovered in a room with a permanent flu.



When i was young i didn't know

That one can only read life in braille,

I was still struggling to catch life on its tail.



I said why, i said why, i said why,

I asked why for the billionth time.

And my bone slowly lost its moist

Like a leftover coke bottle on the street.



Yes, this dry whiteness of a thing on the square,

That's my bone.

It lets the wind pass over like the last tender fraud,

Makes a little noise like old campaign billboard.



I said yes, i said yes, i said yes,

I prayed a thousand times yes.

And the no that was hanging over faded.