Just what the doctor ordered

   
never been one to invest too much hope    
when blowing out candles on my birthday cakes    
not since the age of nine    
when I was sure I'd done everything right    
eyes shut tight and fists clenched    
blew like a boy possessed    
   
woke up the next day    
still me, and not where I'd asked to be at all    
   
don't mind saying    
that a world without magic    
can age a kid    
   
up the park yesterday    
walking 'round taking in the scene    
kind of serene in it's own way    
watching nature's course    
   
had the little fellow with me    
he's nine and he still sees magic about the place    
you should have seen his face when we found the well    
Christ, I envied him    
   
watched him throw my coin to water     
close his eyes  
and clench his fist    
he smiled, kind of smile    
that said he'd done something good for someone    
never asked him what he'd wished    
some things are best when they're left unsaid    
   
up the park again today    
alone this time    
because sometimes I like it better that way    
found myself at the well    
threw a coin in,    
shut my  eyes and clenched my fists white    
and made my wish    
   
never even crossed my mind      
that I didn't believe in magic