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Christmas Time
I drove to Tarrytown today
One hundred miles from where I now stay
A relative I went there to retrieve
In order to share with us, our Christmas Eve
The Tappan Zee Bridge lead to my old home
On the distant hill the Mary Mount Dome
To the right the old gothic castle still looms
A symbol of hope a symbol of gloom
We crossed the Hudson and onto Broadway
Passing familiar landmarks along the way
Many things different but somehow the same
The red brick Church now had a Korean name
The people were bustling as they always had done
A few less this year but all having fun
The hardware and appliance stores were few
Replaced by trendy boutiques and restaurants new
The old houses were resided and crowded together
This blue-collar town still handled the weather
The streets were narrow and littered with cars
A town which once housed GM and so many bars
Rockefeller once lived up on the hill
His house now opens for all to fill
Down by the old car dealer we did travel
Past the Old Dutch Church I began to unravel
So many emotions began to creep in
Of college days and drinking and sin
Past the Van Tassels and school yard we did go
To Beekman avenue from Pocantico
Now into the Town renamed Sleepy Hollow
Everything seemed different but somehow the same
The people walking the streets had very strange names
Where have all the Anglos gone my companion did ask
To Briarcliff, and Armonk I said with a laugh
They all were White Protestant when we were young
Who are these strangers and what have they done
Why have they overrun the town we loved so
They are the Latins from Cuba, Ecuador and Puerto Rico
Think hard my friend it wasnt long ago
We walked these very streets and others wanted to know
Who are these strange people with Italian names
Everything seems different but somehow the same.
© 2002, Christopher Cole
"A fanatic is one who cannot change his mind and won't change the subject."
Winston Churchill
Per the results of a three-year Christmas study performed by the Center for Lifestyle Management, an average of 10 hours are spent the last week of December arguing and bickering with family members about holiday-related activities.
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