There Only Was One Choice
“
Hello my Country
I once came to tell everyone your story
Your passion was my poetry
And your past my most potent glory
Your promise was my prayer
Your hypocrisy my nightmare
And your problems fill my present
Are we both going somewhere?
— Harry Chapin
What It Means
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I once came to tell everyone your story
Your passion was my poetry
And your past my most potent glory
Your promise was my prayer
Your hypocrisy my nightmare
And your problems fill my present
Are we both going somewhere?" in the context of "There Only Was One Choice" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Harry Chapin" (Song lyrics, Dance Band on the Titanic (1977))
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About Harry Chapin
Harold Forster Chapin (7 December 1942 – 16 July 1981) was an American singer, songwriter, and social activist.
About Harry Chapin
Harold Forster Chapin (7 December 1942 – 16 July 1981) was an American singer, songwriter, and social activist.
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