Ms. Bell, your life it does look swell From the picture it seems that for you things have gone very well Your husband, he looks like a fine man And your children are beautiful a bit envious I am I see, in the photo what might have been me With a family had things they had gone a bit differently Every choice brings, the potential for wonderful things But can preclude avenues there are songs that I’ll never sing Well I’ve lost, and I’ve won Been brave, and I’ve run I know pride, yes and shame A hero at times, and the one to blame And I’ve begun, to feel some peace with all that You were so tall, I remember compared to us all And so smart it is sure good to see you, the belle of the ball Who can really see? Where in five or thirty years they’ll be Because of a road that was taken, it’s a mystery Yes every choice brings, the potential for wonderful things But can preclude avenues there are songs that I’ll never sing Well I’ve won, and I’ve lost And I'm owed, and I’ve cost I know pride, yes and shame A hero at times, and the one to blame And I’ve begun to feel some peace with all that And I will never know your happiness And I will never know your loneliness And you will never know mine Every choice brings, the potential for wonderful things But can preclude avenues there are songs that I’ll never sing And no one can have everything, no not even kings