i found paradise at glen manderson's backyard circus
a penny for this
a penny for that
but paradise was a nickel
i wanted to see
how they'd fit it in a moldy tent
paid my nickel and lifted the flap
in the dark i saw a dish on a tv table
in the dish a pair of dice
paradise i whispered syllable by syllable
all the way down elmhurst
to brookmere
& home