Vesparado



Vesparado, will you take me for a ride...

I’m young and I’m pretty...

We can ride together, side by side...


If you let me ride with you

I’ll treat your Vespa real fine...

You must be so lonely

Riding by yourself all the time...


I’m just kinda curious

About all the thoughts in your head...

There’s no reason to be alone

We can ride together instead...


When we’re riding and it starts raining

We can snuggle under an old cypress tree...

We’ll stay warm and dry together

You, your Vespa and little ole me...


When the sun goes down

And the stars twinkle bright...

I’ll keep you and your Vespa

Warm and snuggly all night...


And then early, tomorrow morning, 

When the birds sing and the squirrels play...

We can ride off together on your Vespa

As we start a new and exciting day...


© 2020 Jeffrey Pipes Guice

Image: Anita Ekberg, as Sylvia, La Dolce Vita - Directed by Federico Fellini

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