LYRIC FOR SALE

By Karrie Ann Ogilvie

A Montague with love on his mind
Crashed a party so he could find
The girl he thought was the love of his life:
A beauty named Rosaline.

While seeking his love, he spied a young maid,
Innocent, sweet, and fair.
And once he set his cap for Juliet,
Thoughts of Roz vanished in the air.

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?
You set it all in motion
When you walked through that door.
You never stopped to think what could lie in store.
Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

He didn’t listen to common sense;
His beating heart held sway.
Today is their wedding,
Though he met her yesterday.

This feud is bigger than both of them;
It will carry on despite their vows.
Swords fly and lives are lost.
A plague upon their house.

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?
You set it all in motion
When you walked through that door.
You never stopped to think what could lie in store.
Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

Deep inside a dark and gloomy tomb,
Together the lovers lie.
Though it was fated from the start,
We can’t help but ask why.

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?
You set it all in motion
When you walked through that door.
You never stopped to think what could lie in store.
Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?

Wherefore, Romeo, wherefore?